How do i get other objects properties in python

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OK i'm in blender and i want to make it where if the player hits an object that has a property of lets say "box" then the game can tell my HUD [Heads up display] scene to add +=1 to its property. but i don't want to have to add a lot of logic bricks. iv tried to to use one collision logic brick to see if i could get its property but it didn't work out. here's the code i made

itemType = cont.sensors['itemType'] 

type = itemType.hitObject

if ['box'] in type:
    print("Box")

I tried to print some string to see if it would work but it never would print.

Please put a print(type) before you if-statement and let's see the output. — Hyperboreus
– Hyperboreus, Commented Nov 18, 2013 at 18:23
it worked i put print(type) if 'box' in type: print("it worked") and on the system console it printed " CubePickup" and "it worked" — LunchBox
– LunchBox, Commented Nov 18, 2013 at 18:31
Now that your code works & your problem is solved, add the solution to this question yourself & then accept it. Or maybe @tMJ should make his comment as an answer. — shad0w_wa1k3r
– shad0w_wa1k3r, Commented Nov 18, 2013 at 18:37

tmj · Accepted Answer · 2013-11-18 18:56:40Z

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By typing in, if ['box'] in type:, your code is basically trying to search for a list containing a single element 'box' in it. i.e, ['box'].

What you actually want to do is, you want to find the element 'box' in your list, and hence you should remove the square brackets. if 'box' in type:

P.S. Although you can, but it is not a good practice to use the names of built-in functions as variables or redefine them, unless if you want to do that explicitly. You have done so with the bulit-in function type().

answered Nov 18, 2013 at 18:56

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