From 7daa435cf9998ee21b1d2dfca92ef0c55aba64c0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: ArvindNagpal <nagpalay@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 21 Nov 2019 13:11:05 +0300
Subject: [PATCH] Update keypress.py

fixes a problem with non ascii systems (i.e. Ubuntu): old version couldn't process any letter keys at all!
---
 play/keypress.py | 143 +++++++++++++++++++++++------------------------
 1 file changed, 71 insertions(+), 72 deletions(-)

diff --git a/play/keypress.py b/play/keypress.py
index 049a1a7..e817e25 100644
--- a/play/keypress.py
+++ b/play/keypress.py
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 import pygame
 keypress_map = {
+    # use english names like 'space' instead of the space character ' '
+    # there is no need of other keys here
     pygame.K_BACKSPACE: 'backspace',
     pygame.K_TAB: 'tab',
     pygame.K_CLEAR: 'clear',
@@ -7,69 +9,69 @@
     pygame.K_PAUSE: 'pause',
     pygame.K_ESCAPE: 'escape',
     pygame.K_SPACE: 'space',
-    pygame.K_EXCLAIM: '!',
-    pygame.K_QUOTEDBL: '"',
-    pygame.K_HASH: '#',
-    pygame.K_DOLLAR: '$',
-    pygame.K_AMPERSAND: '&',
-    pygame.K_QUOTE: "'",
-    pygame.K_LEFTPAREN: '(',
-    pygame.K_RIGHTPAREN: ')',
-    pygame.K_ASTERISK: '*',
-    pygame.K_PLUS: '+',
-    pygame.K_COMMA: ',',
-    pygame.K_MINUS: '-',
-    pygame.K_PERIOD: '.',
-    pygame.K_SLASH: '/',
-    pygame.K_0: '0',
-    pygame.K_1: '1',
-    pygame.K_2: '2',
-    pygame.K_3: '3',
-    pygame.K_4: '4',
-    pygame.K_5: '5',
-    pygame.K_6: '6',
-    pygame.K_7: '7',
-    pygame.K_8: '8',
-    pygame.K_9: '9',
-    pygame.K_COLON: ':',
-    pygame.K_SEMICOLON: ';',
-    pygame.K_LESS: '<',
-    pygame.K_EQUALS: '=',
-    pygame.K_GREATER: '>',
-    pygame.K_QUESTION: '?',
-    pygame.K_AT: '@',
-    pygame.K_LEFTBRACKET: '[',
-    pygame.K_BACKSLASH: '\\',
-    pygame.K_RIGHTBRACKET: ']',
-    pygame.K_CARET: '^',
-    pygame.K_UNDERSCORE: '_',
-    pygame.K_BACKQUOTE: '`',
-    pygame.K_a: 'a',
-    pygame.K_b: 'b',
-    pygame.K_c: 'c',
-    pygame.K_d: 'd',
-    pygame.K_e: 'e',
-    pygame.K_f: 'f',
-    pygame.K_g: 'g',
-    pygame.K_h: 'h',
-    pygame.K_i: 'i',
-    pygame.K_j: 'j',
-    pygame.K_k: 'k',
-    pygame.K_l: 'l',
-    pygame.K_m: 'm',
-    pygame.K_n: 'n',
-    pygame.K_o: 'o',
-    pygame.K_p: 'p',
-    pygame.K_q: 'q',
-    pygame.K_r: 'r',
-    pygame.K_s: 's',
-    pygame.K_t: 't',
-    pygame.K_u: 'u',
-    pygame.K_v: 'v',
-    pygame.K_w: 'w',
-    pygame.K_x: 'x',
-    pygame.K_y: 'y',
-    pygame.K_z: 'z',
+    # pygame.K_EXCLAIM: '!',
+    # pygame.K_QUOTEDBL: '"',
+    # pygame.K_HASH: '#',
+    # pygame.K_DOLLAR: '$',
+    # pygame.K_AMPERSAND: '&',
+    # pygame.K_QUOTE: "'",
+    # pygame.K_LEFTPAREN: '(',
+    # pygame.K_RIGHTPAREN: ')',
+    # pygame.K_ASTERISK: '*',
+    # pygame.K_PLUS: '+',
+    # pygame.K_COMMA: ',',
+    # pygame.K_MINUS: '-',
+    # pygame.K_PERIOD: '.',
+    # pygame.K_SLASH: '/',
+    # pygame.K_0: '0',
+    # pygame.K_1: '1',
+    # pygame.K_2: '2',
+    # pygame.K_3: '3',
+    # pygame.K_4: '4',
+    # pygame.K_5: '5',
+    # pygame.K_6: '6',
+    # pygame.K_7: '7',
+    # pygame.K_8: '8',
+    # pygame.K_9: '9',
+    # pygame.K_COLON: ':',
+    # pygame.K_SEMICOLON: ';',
+    # pygame.K_LESS: '<',
+    # pygame.K_EQUALS: '=',
+    # pygame.K_GREATER: '>',
+    # pygame.K_QUESTION: '?',
+    # pygame.K_AT: '@',
+    # pygame.K_LEFTBRACKET: '[',
+    # pygame.K_BACKSLASH: '\\',
+    # pygame.K_RIGHTBRACKET: ']',
+    # pygame.K_CARET: '^',
+    # pygame.K_UNDERSCORE: '_',
+    # pygame.K_BACKQUOTE: '`',
+    # pygame.K_a: 'a',
+    # pygame.K_b: 'b',
+    # pygame.K_c: 'c',
+    # pygame.K_d: 'd',
+    # pygame.K_e: 'e',
+    # pygame.K_f: 'f',
+    # pygame.K_g: 'g',
+    # pygame.K_h: 'h',
+    # pygame.K_i: 'i',
+    # pygame.K_j: 'j',
+    # pygame.K_k: 'k',
+    # pygame.K_l: 'l',
+    # pygame.K_m: 'm',
+    # pygame.K_n: 'n',
+    # pygame.K_o: 'o',
+    # pygame.K_p: 'p',
+    # pygame.K_q: 'q',
+    # pygame.K_r: 'r',
+    # pygame.K_s: 's',
+    # pygame.K_t: 't',
+    # pygame.K_u: 'u',
+    # pygame.K_v: 'v',
+    # pygame.K_w: 'w',
+    # pygame.K_x: 'x',
+    # pygame.K_y: 'y',
+    # pygame.K_z: 'z',
     pygame.K_DELETE: 'delete',
     # pygame.K_KP0: '',
     # pygame.K_KP1: '',
@@ -132,15 +134,12 @@
     # pygame.K_BREAK: '',
     # pygame.K_MENU: '',
     # pygame.K_POWER: '',
-    pygame.K_EURO: '€',
+    # pygame.K_EURO: '€',
 }
 
 def pygame_key_to_name(pygame_key_event):
-    english_name = keypress_map[pygame_key_event.key]
-    if not pygame_key_event.mod and len(english_name) > 1:
-        # use english names like 'space' instead of the space character ' '
-        return english_name
-    return pygame_key_event.unicode
-    # pygame_key_event.unicode is how we get e.g. # instead of 3 on US keyboards when shift+3 is pressed.
-    # It also gives us capital letters and things like that.
-
+    return keypress_map.get(pygame_key_event.key, pygame_key_event.unicode)
+    # use english names if key is in the dictionary
+    # use unicode characters in all the other cases including 
+    # capital letters, # when shift+3 is pressed
+    # and so on.
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