annotate docs/ref/time.html @ 3172:d1b367fc08bc tests-returncode

Use a return code of 1 when the tests fail.
author Thomas Kluyver <takowl@gmail.com>
date Wed, 09 Jan 2013 10:13:57 +0000
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100 <div class="line"><span class="summaryline">pygame module for monitoring time</span></div>
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110 <td>—</td>
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111 <td>get the time in milliseconds</td>
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115 <td>pause the program for an amount of time</td>
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123 <td>repeatedly create an event on the event queue</td>
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126 <td>—</td>
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127 <td>create an object to help track time</td>
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128 </tr>
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129 </tbody>
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130 </table>
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131 <p>Times in pygame are represented in milliseconds (1/1000 seconds). Most
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132 platforms have a limited time resolution of around 10 milliseconds. This
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133 resolution, in milliseconds, is given in the <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">TIMER_RESOLUTION</span></tt> constant.</p>
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134 <dl class="definition function">
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135 <dt class="title" id="pygame.time.get_ticks">
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136 <tt class="descclassname">pygame.time.</tt><tt class="descname">get_ticks</tt><big>(</big><big>)</big><a class="headerlink" href="#pygame.time.get_ticks" title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
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137 <dd><div class="line-block">
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138 <div class="line"><span class="summaryline">get the time in milliseconds</span></div>
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139 <div class="line"><span class="signature">get_ticks() -&gt; milliseconds</span></div>
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140 </div>
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141 <p>Return the number of millisconds since <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">pygame.init()</span></tt> was called. Before
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142 pygame is initialized this will always be 0.</p>
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146 <dt class="title" id="pygame.time.wait">
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147 <tt class="descclassname">pygame.time.</tt><tt class="descname">wait</tt><big>(</big><big>)</big><a class="headerlink" href="#pygame.time.wait" title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
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148 <dd><div class="line-block">
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149 <div class="line"><span class="summaryline">pause the program for an amount of time</span></div>
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150 <div class="line"><span class="signature">wait(milliseconds) -&gt; time</span></div>
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151 </div>
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152 <p>Will pause for a given number of milliseconds. This function sleeps the
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153 process to share the processor with other programs. A program that waits for
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154 even a few milliseconds will consume very little processor time. It is
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155 slightly less accurate than the <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">pygame.time.delay()</span></tt> function.</p>
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156 <p>This returns the actual number of milliseconds used.</p>
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159 <dl class="definition function">
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160 <dt class="title" id="pygame.time.delay">
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161 <tt class="descclassname">pygame.time.</tt><tt class="descname">delay</tt><big>(</big><big>)</big><a class="headerlink" href="#pygame.time.delay" title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
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162 <dd><div class="line-block">
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163 <div class="line"><span class="summaryline">pause the program for an amount of time</span></div>
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164 <div class="line"><span class="signature">delay(milliseconds) -&gt; time</span></div>
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165 </div>
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166 <p>Will pause for a given number of milliseconds. This function will use the
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167 processor (rather than sleeping) in order to make the delay more accurate
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168 than <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">pygame.time.wait()</span></tt>.</p>
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169 <p>This returns the actual number of milliseconds used.</p>
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173 <dt class="title" id="pygame.time.set_timer">
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174 <tt class="descclassname">pygame.time.</tt><tt class="descname">set_timer</tt><big>(</big><big>)</big><a class="headerlink" href="#pygame.time.set_timer" title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
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175 <dd><div class="line-block">
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176 <div class="line"><span class="summaryline">repeatedly create an event on the event queue</span></div>
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177 <div class="line"><span class="signature">set_timer(eventid, milliseconds) -&gt; None</span></div>
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178 </div>
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179 <p>Set an event type to appear on the event queue every given number of
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181 passed.</p>
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182 <p>Every event type can have a separate timer attached to it. It is best to use
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183 the value between <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">pygame.USEREVENT</span></tt> and <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">pygame.NUMEVENTS</span></tt>.</p>
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184 <p>To disable the timer for an event, set the milliseconds argument to 0.</p>
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185 </dd></dl>
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188 <dt class="title" id="pygame.time.Clock">
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189 <em class="property">class </em><tt class="descclassname">pygame.time.</tt><tt class="descname">Clock</tt><a class="headerlink" href="#pygame.time.Clock" title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
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190 <dd><div class="line-block">
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191 <div class="line"><span class="summaryline">create an object to help track time</span></div>
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192 <div class="line"><span class="signature">Clock() -&gt; Clock</span></div>
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193 </div>
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194 <table border="1" class="toc docutils">
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195 <colgroup>
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196 <col width="41%" />
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197 <col width="1%" />
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198 <col width="57%" />
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199 </colgroup>
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200 <tbody valign="top">
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201 <tr><td><a class="toc reference external" href="time.html#pygame.time.Clock.tick">pygame.time.Clock.tick</a></td>
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202 <td>—</td>
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203 <td>update the clock</td>
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204 </tr>
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205 <tr><td><a class="toc reference external" href="time.html#pygame.time.Clock.tick_busy_loop">pygame.time.Clock.tick_busy_loop</a></td>
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206 <td>—</td>
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207 <td>update the clock</td>
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208 </tr>
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209 <tr><td><a class="toc reference external" href="time.html#pygame.time.Clock.get_time">pygame.time.Clock.get_time</a></td>
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210 <td>—</td>
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211 <td>time used in the previous tick</td>
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212 </tr>
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213 <tr><td><a class="toc reference external" href="time.html#pygame.time.Clock.get_rawtime">pygame.time.Clock.get_rawtime</a></td>
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214 <td>—</td>
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215 <td>actual time used in the previous tick</td>
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216 </tr>
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217 <tr><td><a class="toc reference external" href="time.html#pygame.time.Clock.get_fps">pygame.time.Clock.get_fps</a></td>
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218 <td>—</td>
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219 <td>compute the clock framerate</td>
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220 </tr>
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221 </tbody>
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222 </table>
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223 <p>Creates a new Clock object that can be used to track an amount of time. The
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224 clock also provides several functions to help control a game&#8217;s framerate.</p>
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225 <dl class="definition method">
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226 <dt class="title" id="pygame.time.Clock.tick">
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227 <tt class="descname">tick</tt><big>(</big><big>)</big><a class="headerlink" href="#pygame.time.Clock.tick" title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
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228 <dd><div class="line-block">
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229 <div class="line"><span class="summaryline">update the clock</span></div>
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230 <div class="line"><span class="signature">tick(framerate=0) -&gt; milliseconds</span></div>
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231 <div class="line">:sg:` -&gt; `</div>
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232 </div>
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233 <p>This method should be called once per frame. It will compute how many
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234 milliseconds have passed since the previous call.</p>
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235 <p>If you pass the optional framerate argument the function will delay to
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236 keep the game running slower than the given ticks per second. This can be
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237 used to help limit the runtime speed of a game. By calling
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238 <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">Clock.tick(40)</span></tt> once per frame, the program will never run at more
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239 than 40 frames per second.</p>
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240 <p>Note that this function uses SDL_Delay function which is not accurate on
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241 every platform, but does not use much cpu. Use tick_busy_loop if you want
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242 an accurate timer, and don&#8217;t mind chewing cpu.</p>
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246 <dt class="title" id="pygame.time.Clock.tick_busy_loop">
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247 <tt class="descname">tick_busy_loop</tt><big>(</big><big>)</big><a class="headerlink" href="#pygame.time.Clock.tick_busy_loop" title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
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248 <dd><div class="line-block">
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249 <div class="line"><span class="summaryline">update the clock</span></div>
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250 <div class="line"><span class="signature">tick_busy_loop(framerate=0) -&gt; milliseconds</span></div>
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251 <div class="line">:sg:` -&gt; `</div>
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252 </div>
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253 <p>This method should be called once per frame. It will compute how many
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254 milliseconds have passed since the previous call.</p>
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255 <p>If you pass the optional framerate argument the function will delay to
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256 keep the game running slower than the given ticks per second. This can be
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257 used to help limit the runtime speed of a game. By calling
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258 <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">Clock.tick_busy_loop(40)</span></tt> once per frame, the program will never run at
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259 more than 40 frames per second.</p>
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260 <p>Note that this function uses <a class="tooltip reference internal" href="#pygame.time.delay" title=""><tt class="xref py py-func docutils literal"><span class="pre">pygame.time.delay()</span></tt><span class="tooltip-content">pause the program for an amount of time</span></a>, which uses lots
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261 of cpu in a busy loop to make sure that timing is more acurate.</p>
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262 <p>New in pygame 1.8.0.</p>
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263 </dd></dl>
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266 <dt class="title" id="pygame.time.Clock.get_time">
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267 <tt class="descname">get_time</tt><big>(</big><big>)</big><a class="headerlink" href="#pygame.time.Clock.get_time" title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
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268 <dd><div class="line-block">
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269 <div class="line"><span class="summaryline">time used in the previous tick</span></div>
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270 <div class="line"><span class="signature">get_time() -&gt; milliseconds</span></div>
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271 </div>
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272 <p>Returns the parameter passed to the last call to <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">Clock.tick()</span></tt>. It is
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273 the number of milliseconds passed between the previous two calls to
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274 <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">Pygame.tick()</span></tt>.</p>
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278 <dt class="title" id="pygame.time.Clock.get_rawtime">
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279 <tt class="descname">get_rawtime</tt><big>(</big><big>)</big><a class="headerlink" href="#pygame.time.Clock.get_rawtime" title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
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280 <dd><div class="line-block">
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281 <div class="line"><span class="summaryline">actual time used in the previous tick</span></div>
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282 <div class="line"><span class="signature">get_rawtime() -&gt; milliseconds</span></div>
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283 </div>
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284 <p>Similar to <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">Clock.get_time()</span></tt>, but this does not include any time used
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285 while <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">Clock.tick()</span></tt> was delaying to limit the framerate.</p>
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289 <dt class="title" id="pygame.time.Clock.get_fps">
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290 <tt class="descname">get_fps</tt><big>(</big><big>)</big><a class="headerlink" href="#pygame.time.Clock.get_fps" title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
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291 <dd><div class="line-block">
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292 <div class="line"><span class="summaryline">compute the clock framerate</span></div>
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293 <div class="line"><span class="signature">get_fps() -&gt; float</span></div>
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294 </div>
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295 <p>Compute your game&#8217;s framerate (in frames per second). It is computed by
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296 averaging the last ten calls to <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">Clock.tick()</span></tt>.</p>
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307 </div>
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308 <div class="clearer"></div>
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309 </div>
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310 <div class="related">
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311 <h3>Navigation</h3>
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312 <ul>
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