Timer in python reset

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Hey i am trying to get a timer for my game how do i reset this

start_ticks=pygame.time.get_ticks() #starter tick
while mainloop: # mainloop
    seconds=(pygame.time.get_ticks()-start_ticks)/1000 #calculate how many seconds
    if seconds>10: # if more than 10 seconds close the game
        break
    print (seconds) #print how many seconds

thank you all for helping =)

Just do `start_ticks=pygame.time.get_ticks()` again in the `if` block. — sloth, Feb 22 '21 at 10:22

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Feb 27 '21 at 09:39

Your timer starts at the time stored in the variable start_ticks. If you want to rest the timer, you must therefore set a new value for the start_ticks variable. Assign the current time (pygame.time.get_ticks()) to start_ticks when the timer needs to be reset:

start_ticks = pygame.time.get_ticks() 
while mainloop:
   
    seconds = (pygame.time.get_ticks() - start_ticks)/1000
    if seconds > 10:
        start_ticks = pygame.time.get_ticks()

Timer in python reset

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