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Reputation: 1967

Difference between pygame.draw and pygame.gfxdraw

My question is simple: What is the difference between using pygame.draw and pygame.gfxdraw? I've looked on the pygame documentation, but no one has told what the difference between them is.

Upvotes: 7

Views: 4477

Answers (3)

Ben Schwabe
Ben Schwabe

Reputation: 1289

The draw function is a bit more stable, and also a bit faster that gfxdraw, although gfxdraw has more options, not only along the lines of antialiasing, but also drawing shapes. pygame.draw has only nine functions, whereas pygame.gfxdraw has 22 options, which include all 9 of the options supplied by draw. I recommend using gfxdraw even though its is "experimental" because it has more capabilities.

Upvotes: 9

ninMonkey
ninMonkey

Reputation: 7511

gfxdraw allows anti-aliasing for all shapes, where drawonly adds antialiasing to lines. I use gfxdraw by default. It has been marked 'experimental' for a long time now, but I've not had any issues.

Upvotes: 3

Miguel
Miguel

Reputation: 1974

Disclaimer: I Don't use pygame!

According to the gfxdraw doc page, it "Wraps SDL_gfx primatives", and so offers it as an API for those already familiar with it. It also appears to offers a little bit more than the more primitive normal draw. There also appears to be a few semantic differences here and there, so you'll need to compare each to its closest counterpart, and not assume anything.

As a final note, gfxdraw is experimental, and you should always take that into consideration before using it.

I hope this helps! :)

Upvotes: 1

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