#🔒 Error saying pygame.display isn't initialized even though it is.

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pastel thicket
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This is the code: https://paste.pythondiscord.com/ACDA
and this is the error:

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/home/ddking/Python programs/NEA-Briscola/Trials.py", line 66, in <module>
    player1_first_card = Buttons.Button(20, 200, pygame.image.load(player1[0].filename).convert_alpha(), 0.25)
pygame.error: cannot convert without pygame.display initialized
neon drumBOT
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@pastel thicket

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wet fjord
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Are you sure it's initialized at that point?

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you can do pygame.display.get_init() to check

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that returns True if it's initialized

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@pastel thicket

pastel thicket
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in which line would i do that?

wet fjord
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try line 65

pastel thicket
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also i have small issue with my file trajectory... could you help me with that too

wet fjord
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one thing at a time

pastel thicket
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initializing it there fixed the issue

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thanks

wet fjord
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what?

pastel thicket
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now its just file not found

wet fjord
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.get_init() doesn't initialize it, just checks to see if it is initialized

pastel thicket
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ohj

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it doesnt?

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i didn't get that messafe tho

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ah nvm

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i did

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The error message is still displayed

wet fjord
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Is it initialized?

pastel thicket
wet fjord
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You have to check the return value of that method

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ok, just do print(pygame.display.get_init())

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That should print True or False

pastel thicket
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True

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It prints true until i close the file and then it prints false

wet fjord
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close what file?

pastel thicket
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the canvas

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the screen

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@wet fjord

foggy torrent
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you should call pygame.init() at the top of your file

pastel thicket
foggy torrent
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oh there, between the imports

pastel thicket
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yeh

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the issue with the display not being intialized is fine for now

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wait no it isnt

foggy torrent
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oh, it's probably because of your quit

pastel thicket
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kuje the display is there because i get a True returned

pastel thicket
foggy torrent
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you run the .quit, but right afterwards it exits the for-event loop, and tries to create a Button again. which won't work anymore, because you uninitialized pygame

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I recommend to put your main loop into a function, and return at that point.

def main():
    run = True
    while run:
        screen.fill((81, 51, 128))
        for event in pygame.event.get():
            if event.type == pygame.QUIT:
                run = False
                pygame.quit()
                return  # Exit the main() function
                
        player1_first_card = Buttons.Button(20, 200, pygame.image.load(player1[0].filename).convert_alpha(), 0.25)
                  
        pygame.display.update()
  
if __name__ == '__main__':
    main()
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(then you tecnially don't need the run variable anymore

pastel thicket
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ohh okay ty

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let me try it rq

foggy torrent
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sys.exit(0) or something like that would also work, if you don't want to use a main function

pastel thicket
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that fixed the issue of it saying it wasn't initialized thx

pastel thicket
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can you help with something else tho?

foggy torrent
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maybe

pastel thicket
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even tho i specify where the image should be laoded from it doesnt load them from there

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like the path "NEA-Brisocla etc...

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when loading the images

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it says the image cant be found

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its to do with the trajectory but idk how

foggy torrent
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oh yea, those are relative paths, and relative paths are always resolved relative to the current working directory

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which might not be the same as the directory your script is located in

pastel thicket
foggy torrent
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if your run the python command directly in your terimnal, then the directory mentioned there is your CWD.

image.png
pastel thicket
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the images should be loaded from the images folder

foggy torrent
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so it's looking for "~/Python programs/NEA-Briscola/Images/..."

pastel thicket
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but when creating the variable i specify where to load the image from

foggy torrent
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okay, how do you do that? what exactly are you trying to do and what doesn't work?

pastel thicket
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two_of_clubs_image = pygame.image.load('NEA-Briscola/Images/two_of_clubs.png').convert_alpha()

three_of_clubs_image = pygame.image.load('NEA-Briscola/Images/three_of_clubs.png').convert_alpha()

four_of_clubs_image = pygame.image.load('NEA-Briscola/Images/four_of_clubs.png').convert_alpha()
foggy torrent
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okay, and it doesn't work how exactly?

pastel thicket
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py FileNotFoundError: No file 'three_of_clubs.png' found in working directory '/home/ddking/Python programs'.

foggy torrent
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it's probably the Buttons.Button then?

pastel thicket
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should i send the code for the Buttons file

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?

foggy torrent
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pygame.image.load(player1[0].filename)

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that is what you're using in your other file

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and you only get the filename

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which is without the path

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you probably need to prepend the folder

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pygame.image.load("NEA-Briscola/Images/" + player1[0].filename)

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or similar

pastel thicket
pastel thicket
foggy torrent
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👍

pastel thicket
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i hate these path file systems honestly

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At least it works now,ty

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!close

neon drumBOT
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