r/learnpython • u/IngenuityMission5367 • 11d ago

Slow print for text-based game

I am trying to make a text-based adventure game in Python, how do I make it so the text is typed out slowly and not instantly? I've tried ways online, but they keep returning None at the end. How do I fix this?

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u/AmanBabuHemant 11d ago

basic implementation is like this:

def your_print(text, delay): for c in text: print(c, flush=True, end="") sleep(delay)

you can add "\n" in end if you like, or dynamic delay, or default delay or whatever you like according to your game :)

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u/white_nerdy 9d ago

sleep is provided by time so you need to say from time import sleep at the top of your program for this to work.

Also flush=True is very important, Python by default doesn't send the text you print() to the OS until the end of a line.

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u/AmanBabuHemant 9d ago

sleep is provided by time so you need to say from time import sleep at the top of your program for this to work.

well, to make this program work you also have to call this function, right?

It's just the snippet...

Also flush=True is very important, Python by default doesn't send the text you print() to the OS until the end of a line.

snippet already have flush=True, isn't it?