🔒 Python Hitboxes

[strange hawk]

Hi, I need help with Python. I'm not going to be using Pygame, and I'm working on a practice assignment for comp sci. The thing is, I'm stuck on hitboxes. I've looked it up and I've tried using the abs() method and infinite while loops. I need my hitboxes to recognize when they're within 50 pixels of another image/sprite, and it's not picking it up.
I have multiple functions in my lines of code to break down what's happening, and including this I've got my keybinding to "w" "a" "s" "d". This doesn't seem to be the problem though. Below I'll place my code from then on:

def up():
    jeff.seth(90)
    jeff.fd(20)

def down():
    jeff.seth(270)
    jeff.fd(20)

def right():
    jeff.seth(0)
    jeff.fd(20)

def left():
    jeff.seth(180)
    jeff.fd(20)

bob = Turtle()

a = Turtle("
badsnake.gif")
a.pu()
a.speed(0)
a.goto(random.randint(-400,400), random.randint(-400,400))

jeff = Turtle("capybara.gif")
jeff.color("blue")
jeff.speed(2)
jeff.pu()
print(jeff.pos())

a_hitbox= Turtle()
a_hitbox.color("red")
a_hitbox.pensize(5)
a_hitbox.speed(0)
a_hitbox.pu()
a_hitbox.goto(a.xcor()-30, a.ycor()-30)
a_hitbox.seth(90)

def border():
    
    bob.color("red")
    bob.pensize(5)
    bob.speed(0)
    bob.pu()
    bob.goto(jeff.xcor()-45, jeff.ycor()-45)
    a_hitbox.pd()
    for i in range(4):
        bob.forward(90)
        a_hitbox.fd(60)
        bob.left(90)
        a_hitbox.right(90)
    #bob.hideturtle() #makes turtle shape disappear

window.onkey(up, "w")
window.onkey(down, "s")
window.onkey(right, "d")
window.onkey(left, "a")

while True: #declares an infinite loop
    border()
    if bob.pos() == a_hitbox.pos():
        print("Collision")
    
    window.listen()

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@strange hawk

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[polar knoll]

could you format the code like this please

[strange hawk]

Is it this one? `

[keen swallow]

yes

[strange hawk]

I did it

[keen swallow]

3 backticks before py, return, code, return, 3 backticks

[polar knoll]

the whole code block

like this

print("test")

[strange hawk]

oh

ok!

I did it again!

[keen swallow]

from turtle import Turtle

def up():
    jeff.seth(90)
    jeff.fd(20)

def down():
    jeff.seth(270)
    jeff.fd(20)

def right():
    jeff.seth(0)
    jeff.fd(20)

def left():
    jeff.seth(180)
    jeff.fd(20)

bob = Turtle()

a = Turtle("
badsnake.gif")
a.pu()
a.speed(0)
a.goto(random.randint(-400,400), random.randint(-400,400))

jeff = Turtle("capybara.gif")
jeff.color("blue")
jeff.speed(2)
jeff.pu()
print(jeff.pos())

a_hitbox= Turtle()
a_hitbox.color("red")
a_hitbox.pensize(5)
a_hitbox.speed(0)
a_hitbox.pu()
a_hitbox.goto(a.xcor()-30, a.ycor()-30)
a_hitbox.seth(90)

def border():
    
    bob.color("red")
    bob.pensize(5)
    bob.speed(0)
    bob.pu()
    bob.goto(jeff.xcor()-45, jeff.ycor()-45)
    a_hitbox.pd()
    for i in range(4):
        bob.forward(90)
        a_hitbox.fd(60)
        bob.left(90)
        a_hitbox.right(90)
    #bob.hideturtle() #makes turtle shape disappear

window.onkey(up, `w`)
window.onkey(down, `s`)
window.onkey(right, `d`)
window.onkey(left, "a")

while True: #declares an infinite loop
    border()
    if bob.pos() == a_hitbox.pos():
        print("Collision")
    
    window.listen()

should look like this, I just guessed at your import though, would be better if you did it

[strange hawk]

I'm sorry

[keen swallow]

Not trying to make you feel bad, it's just so we can help

[strange hawk]

I don't have a return key on my computer

[keen swallow]

that's unfortunate...

[strange hawk]

Does it still work

[keen swallow]

I had AI fix it up, is this what you're seeing?

[strange hawk]

No, I can add in the images if you'd like them to be in your files

[keen swallow]

oh right, that's not really helpful and I could do more harm than good if we're on different pages, it would be best if you could give us your code

[strange hawk]

That is my code

This is what I see when I run the code, it's just I need the actual hitboxes to recognize each other within a certain amount of pixels

[keen swallow]

Take a look at the Turtle docs, I need to take the dog out but look at the turtle.distance() method. normal collision logic will routinely check this

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