Help with new python api

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range = owner.getDistanceTo(object_hit)
if range > 60:

have you any idea why this isn’t working?
i think i need to define both 60 and range as float values, but the new api is wierd.
Could you have a go? :slight_smile:
(blender 2.55)

CHANGED QUESTION, FIRST WAS A STUPID MISTAKE, BUT THANKS A LOT JOEMAN
*i’ve noticed you helping quite a lot!

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Which if statement is failing? That information can help you to debug the problem. Also, you should just be able to say:

bge.logic.named = controller.owner,

or bge.logic.named = controller.owner.name

and then use sce.objects[bge.logic.named] to retrieve the object later.

EDIT: In your code, there’s no ) after str(owner[‘named’].

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thanks, i fixed it;
it was the fact it used the name of the owner for a variable. the owner name was wrong XD
but i have learnt some stuff, btw…


range = owner.getDistanceTo(object_hit)
if range > 60:

have you any idea why this isn’t working?
i think i need to define both 60 and range as float values, but the new api is wierd.
Could you have a go? :slight_smile:
(blender 2.55)

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If you have such problems please post the complete python source (at least until the line number of the stack trace) plus the error message. Otherwise you can only get a wild guess.

“…why this isn’t working” is not a problem description, nor it does tell what you want to achieve.

Is object_hit a KX_GameObject?

You are missing a “:” after “if …” (plus some more statements after that)

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thanks monster, i corrected my error, yes, it is a KX_GameObject, taken from a ray sensor.
i need to compare the value of that to 60. They both should be FLOAT.
any ideas?

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try this:

hit.py


def showDist(cont):
    own = cont.owner
    hitSensor = cont.sensors[0]
    if not hitSensor.hitObject:
        return
    
    range = own.getDistanceTo(hitSensor.hitObject)
    print (range)
    
    if range > 10:
        print ("large distance")

use module controller with hit.showDist connected to a mouse-over-any sensor (or ray sensor)

edit: I forgot … apply it to any object you want to measure from (e.g. camera)