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Getting joystick input in python
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gistfile1.py
import sdl2
sdl2.SDL_Init(sdl2.SDL_INIT_JOYSTICK)
joystick = sdl2.SDL_JoystickOpen(0)
while True:
sdl2.SDL_PumpEvents()
#depending on the gamepad this gives you a value between -32768 and +32768
#or between 0 and 32768
joy_x = sdl2.SDL_JoystickGetAxis(joystick, 0)
joy_y = sdl2.SDL_JoystickGetAxis(joystick, 1)
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