ship.py

import pygame
from pygame.sprite import Sprite


class Ship(Sprite):

    def __init__(self, ai_settings, screen):
        """ Initialize the ship and its starting position. """
        super().__init__()

        self.screen = screen
        self.ai_settings = ai_settings

        # Load the ship imagen and get its rect
        self.image = pygame.image.load('./resources/images/ship.bmp')
        self.rect = self.image.get_rect()
        self.screen_rect = screen.get_rect()

        # Start each ship at the bottom center of the screen
        # Aligns the x coordinates of ship's center with x coordinates of screens center
        self.rect.centerx = self.screen_rect.centerx
        self.rect.bottom = self.screen_rect.bottom - 5  # 5px from bottom of screen

        # Store a decimal value of the ship's center
        self.center = float(self.rect.centerx)

        # Movement flags
        self.moving_right = False
        self.moving_left = False

    def update(self):
        """ Update the ship's position based on the movement flags """
        # Update the ship's center value, not the rect
        if self.moving_right and self.rect.right < self.screen_rect.right:
            self.center += self.ai_settings.ship_speed_factor

        if self.moving_left and self.rect.left > 0:
            self.center -= self.ai_settings.ship_speed_factor

        # Update rect object from self.center
        self.rect.centerx = self.center

    def center_ship(self):
        """Center the ship on the screen."""
        self.center = self.screen_rect.centerx

    def blitme(self):
        """ Draw the ship at its current position. """
        self.screen.blit(self.image, self.rect)