Some example code:
Try:
While running:
.........pygame.update .....etc
Pygame.quit
Except exception:
Pygame.quit()
Raise
That way even if it errors we still call pygame.quit(), which is what isn't
happening since the idle doesn't call garbage collection on some code on error.
> On Aug 26, 2015, at 14:23, Paul Vincent Craven <p...@cravenfamily.com> wrote:
>
> When using Wing, I teach students to hit the red 'stop' button. The issue is
> when the process errors, it does not quit, it pauses. Thus the windows stays
> open and is unresponsive. By hitting the red square 'stop' button, you kill
> the process.
>
> Paul Vincent Craven
>
>> On Wed, Aug 26, 2015 at 1:29 PM, bw <stabbingfin...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> I agree with Ian. You should just be able to allow the script to end without
>> special closure. But you may also use sys.exit() and quit(). pygame.quit()
>> is not usually needed, unless you intend to quit pygame and let the program
>> continue onto something else.
>>
>> What you're seeing, Bob, may be a problem with the IDE.
>>
>> There is consensus that IDLE is bad. It creates weird problems (with pygame
>> only? not sure how far it goes). Annoyances like those with IDLE will likely
>> turn your students off of Python.
>>
>> I don't know about WingIDE. You could try a different one. I really like
>> PyCharm, but it is vast in features and a memory hog--possibly not ideal for
>> beginners and school computers.
>>
>> For learning you might consider going with a light syntax-highlighting
>> editor and teaching students the use of the discrete pieces that an IDE
>> integrates for you. In other words teach fundamentals and let an IDE be an
>> elective choice for later. When it comes to ferreting out problems in the
>> dev environment, one needs to know what is going on behind the IDE. For me
>> it was very useful learning nuts and bolts, and then discovering what more
>> an IDE can do for me.
>>
>> Hope these tips are helpful.
>>
>> bw
>>
>>
>>> On 8/26/2015 10:55 AM, Ian Mallett wrote:
>>>> On Wed, Aug 26, 2015 at 11:38 AM, Bob Irving <bob...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>> Is there a way to exit your game gracefully when there are errors? We have
>>>> found with both IDLE and WingIDE that the game hangs, requiring several
>>>> clicks of the X, etc.
>>>>
>>>> We are ending our game loop with
>>>>
>>>> pygame.quit()
>>>> sys.exit()
>>> I prefer to let the script terminate itself (i.e. fall out the bottom),
>>> but sys.exit should work fine too. I remember having this issue with older
>>> versions of Python, but 2.7 or 3.* should work fine.
>>>
>>> Here's some skeleton code that I use.
>>>
>>> Ian
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