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how do you get it in pygame so that when you click on a rect it will reset the window but only when you click on that certain rect

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The snippet in Post #5 shows the common mistakes: forgetting the parentheses on pygame.mouse.get_pos, and comparing a position to a method. As suggested, use the event system and Rect.collidepoint() so you get a discrete click and an exact hit-test. The usual, reliable pattern is to test event.type for a mouse button down and then call your_rect.collidepoint(event.pos); event.pos is already the (x,y) tuple. See the docs for the event constants and Rect.collidepoint for details (event docs, Rect.collidepoint).

A minimal example pattern (replace reset() with whatever reinitializes your game state):

def reset():
    # reinitialize variables, surfaces, etc.
    pass

while running:
    for event in pygame.event.get():
        if event.type == pygame.QUIT:
            running = False
        elif event.type == pygame.MOUSEBUTTONDOWN and event.button == 1:
            if my_rect.collidepoint(event.pos):
                reset()

Troubleshooting tips:

  • If you need to check position without events, use pygame.mouse.get_pos() (note the ()), but prefer event-based checks for single clicks to avoid multiple triggers while the button is held (mouse.get_pos).
  • Make sure the rect is in the same coordinate system as the event (if you blit to a shifted surface or are using scaling/camera offsets, translate event.pos accordingly).
  • To “reset the window,” reinitialize your game variables and redraw the initial screen. Avoid repeatedly calling pygame.display.set_mode() unless changing display mode is required.

This approach follows ’s advice and avoids the pitfalls seen in ’s example; ’s pointer to related GUI threads may help if you need a fuller UI pattern.

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Member Avatar for jimothy

make it so that if the position of the mouse is equal to somewhere within the rectangle AND if the mouse is clicked then do something-(relpy to me if you want actual code)

Member Avatar for wolfeater017

actual code would be nice

Member Avatar for TrustyTony

See the yesterdays post of vegaseat in the GUI thread.

Member Avatar for wolfeater017

shouldn't I be able to do something like this

M = pygame.mouse.get_pos
if M == textRect.collidepoint:
    print('I win')
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