STEP 8: Is the score really changing? Let's display it on the stage to find out.
String concatenation uses the + operator to combine strings. Some values still need to be converted with str().
- Go to the GRAPHICS tab and toolkit. Drag Set Text so that it's indented in the interval event.
- Change sprite to score_text and replace the text in parentheses with this code: "Score: " + str(score)
- Make sure you include a space at the end of the string! Click Run and watch the score update!
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# Program variables (DON'T DELETE!!!)
block_speed = -6 # controls how fast the pipes move across the stage
block_gap = 200 # controls the space between the top and bottom of each pipe
block_interval = 1 # controls how often a new pipe appears
gravity = 8 # controls how fast the sprite falls
flappiness = 5 # controls how much the sprite moves up
# Store and display score
score = 0
score_text = codesters.Text("Score: " + str(score), 100, 200, "yellow")
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stage.set_background("space")
stage.disable_all_walls()
sprite = codesters.Sprite("dinosaur")
sprite.set_size(0.4)
sprite.set_say_color("yellow")
sprite.say("TAP THE SPACE BAR TO GUIDE ME THROUGH THE BLOCKS!", 3)
sprite.go_to(-200, 0)
stage.set_gravity(gravity)
def space_bar():
sprite.jump(flappiness)
stage.event_key("space", space_bar)
def interval():
global score
score += 1
stage.event_interval(interval, block_interval)
