What version of Python is Ren'py written in?

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Friendbot2000 · #1 Post by **Friendbot2000** » Sat Mar 31, 2012 5:40 pm

I finally have time to resume making games again, but I was wondering if Ren'py is compatible with Python 3.0 code. Can I create modules of 3.0 code or will they not play nice with Ren'Py?

KimiYoriBaka · #2 Post by **KimiYoriBaka** » Sat Mar 31, 2012 6:42 pm

from what I can find in the documentation, it seems that 6.11 and later are base on python 2.6, while the earlier versions were 2.3

I don't know how many changes there are between 2.6 and 3.0, but if 3.0 is backward compatible then you might be able to just include 3.0 with your code and have it work that way. my knowledge of the subject isn't too deep though, so I might be wrong...

#3 Post by **PyTom** » Sat Mar 31, 2012 6:52 pm

Right now, the Windows, Linux, and Mac versions of Ren'Py use Python 2.6. The Android version uses 2.7, and I use 2.7 for day to day development - at some point, I'll be upgrading everything to 2.7.

3.0 is still a ways out. Pygame doesn't support it yet.

That being said, for most Ren'Py specific stuff, the differences don't matter all that greatly.

Friendbot2000 · #4 Post by **Friendbot2000** » Sat Mar 31, 2012 7:17 pm

Who exactly is supporting and developing Pygame?

From what their site says Pygame is compatible with 3.0 minus a few modules.

This was an entry on the pygame.org faq:

"Only the scrap, _movie, surfarray for Numeric, and threads modules have not been ported. The Pygame alternative, pgreloaded (Pygame Reloaded), also supports Python 3.

The installation packages, however, are incompatible with Python 3.x, so you will have to copy - paste files from 2.x to 3.x ."

Are these modules omnipresent in Ren'Py?

PyTom, if I was to download some modules/frameworks from the main Python site/community, would they be compatible with Ren'py? My current game plans will be stretching Ren'Py and Python quite a bit and I need to know what I CAN do with Ren'Py and what I CAN'T do. Overall, I think this is the perfect engine for my game once I figure out how to make my own framework for it.

#5 Post by **PyTom** » Sat Mar 31, 2012 8:25 pm

Oh, I hadn't realized that pygame was now supporting Python 3. Interesting.

The thing to realize is that Ren'Py is its own environment. Some Python modules will work, and some won't - it depends on what the module does and how it does it.

Friendbot2000 · #6 Post by **Friendbot2000** » Sat Mar 31, 2012 8:43 pm

Ah I see. So if I really wanted a gauranteed compatible module it would be best to tailor it towards Ren'py's environment.

Thanks for the info PyTom

Friendbot2000 · #7 Post by **Friendbot2000** » Sun Apr 01, 2012 3:24 pm

I have another question PyTom. Are the bindings/libraries for DirectX and OpenGL included with the RenPy Distro or do I have to download Python tailored bindings and add them to the distro files?

#8 Post by **PyTom** » Sun Apr 01, 2012 3:59 pm

They're included, but you have to run setup.py in the module directory to build them.

Friendbot2000 · #9 Post by **Friendbot2000** » Mon Apr 02, 2012 1:10 pm

Ah I see, thanks again.

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