save pacman images on a list avoid load each time

1 files changed, 11 insertions, 4 deletions

diff --git a/game.py b/game.py
index f16d903..667c203 100755
--- a/game.py
+++ b/game.py
@@ -81,6 +81,13 @@ class PacmanGame:
         self.remoteplayers = {}
         # keep a list of all players, local and remote, 
         self.allplayers = [] + self.localplayers
+        # keep list of player images
+        self.player_images = []
+
+        self.player_images.append(pygame.image.load(player.dirName + "pacman-" + player.color + "-open-up.png"))
+        self.player_images.append(pygame.image.load (player.dirName + "pacman-" + player.color + "-open-down.png"))
+        self.player_images.append(pygame.image.load (player.dirName + "pacman-" + player.color + "-open-left.png"))
+        self.player_images.append(pygame.image.load (player.dirName + "pacman-" + player.color + "-open-right.png"))
 
         self.ghosts = []
         redghost = Ghost ("red", seed, 19, 8)
@@ -175,16 +182,16 @@ class PacmanGame:
 
                 if direction == pygame.K_UP:
                     player.direction=(0,-1)
-                    player.open.image = pygame.image.load (player.dirName + "pacman-" + player.color + "-open-up.png")
+                    player.open.image = self.player_images[0]
                 elif direction == pygame.K_DOWN:
                     player.direction=(0,1)
-                    player.open.image = pygame.image.load (player.dirName + "pacman-" + player.color + "-open-down.png")
+                    player.open.image = self.player_images[1]
                 elif direction == pygame.K_LEFT:
                     player.direction=(-1,0)
-                    player.open.image = pygame.image.load (player.dirName + "pacman-" + player.color + "-open-left.png")
+                    player.open.image = self.player_images[2]
                 elif direction == pygame.K_RIGHT:
                     player.direction=(1,0)
-                    player.open.image = pygame.image.load (player.dirName + "pacman-" + player.color + "-open-right.png")
+                    player.open.image = self.player_images[3]
 
                 if len(self.remoteplayers)>0:
                     mesh.broadcast("move:%s,%d,%d,%d,%d" % (player.nick, player.position[0], player.position[1], player.direction[0], player.direction[1]))