Pygame if event.type == pygame.KEYDOWN() TypeError: 'int' object is not callable

Question

The code is meant to quickly exit pygame by tapping escape.

running = True
while running:
    for event in pygame.event.get():
        if event.type == pygame.KEYDOWN():
            if event.key == pygame.K_ESCAPE:
                running = False
                pygame.quit()
                sys.exit()

This code errors with this:

Message File Name   Line    Position    
Traceback               
    <module>    G:\Code\JonSocket\keyboard.py   19      
TypeError: 'int' object is not callable

Very similar code works when,

event.type == pygame.QUIT

Is there a difference between pygame.QUIT + pygame.KEYDOWN?

Thanks.

Minimal reproduction case: x = 1; x(). Make sure to listen to the error messages - this is too localized and very duplicated. — user2864740
– user2864740, Commented Nov 8, 2014 at 21:20
Thank-you for the answers. I got it solved, like the comments say, Change it to if event.type == pygame.KEYDOWN: — user2534732
– user2534732, Commented Nov 8, 2014 at 21:21
pygame.quit is a function but pygame.QUIT is an int. You can verify this with print(type(pygame.QUIT)) — ryanpattison
– ryanpattison, Commented Nov 8, 2014 at 21:28
"Very similar code works" - no it doesn't. pygame.QUIT() throws the same error. pygame.QUIT is an integer (12 to be exact). pygame.quit() is a function. Python is case sensitive. — doog abides
– doog abides, Commented Nov 8, 2014 at 21:31

halex · Accepted Answer · 2014-11-08 21:19:11Z

5

Your problem is in the line

if event.type == pygame.KEYDOWN():

pygame.KEYDOWN is not a function but just an integer constant.

Change it to

if event.type == pygame.KEYDOWN:

answered Nov 8, 2014 at 21:19

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