Re: [pygame] How the get a font size

[James Paige <Bob@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Tue, Jan 13, 2009 at 12:12:54AM -0800, Lenard Lindstrom wrote:
> James Paige wrote:
> >On Mon, Jan 12, 2009 at 04:54:38PM -0800, Lenard Lindstrom wrote:
> >  
> >>Hi,
> >>
> >>James Paige wrote:
> >>    
> [snip]
> >>>>>>f.pointsize = 12
> >>>>>>       
> >>>>>>            
> >>>Traceback (most recent call last):
> >>> File "<stdin>", line 1, in <module>
> >>>AttributeError: 'pygame.font.Font' object has no attribute 'pointsize'
> >>>
> >>>I'm guessing that since pygame.font.Font is impelmented in C, it doesn't 
> >>>allow new members to be added as it would if it was implemented in 
> >>>python (Correct me if I am wrong)
> >>>
> >>> 
> >>>      
> >>You're right. Font instances lack attribute dictionaries. It was a 
> >>design decision, or omission, and not a restriction of Font being 
> >>implemented in C.
> >>
> >>    
> >
> >Ah, interesting. I stand corrected.
> >
> >Why was the attribute dictionary left out? What is the advantage? Is it 
> >a performance thing?
> >
> >  
> Basically to save memory. It is also easy to overlook when coding a new 
> extension type.

I see. Thanks for the clarification :)

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James Paige