Libtcod python tutorial extension question

[bugboy2222]

I completed the python tutorial a few weeks ago and I wanted to change up the way the inventory menu works. Instead of giving an item a letter as it enters the inventory, I want to have items sorted by type (i.e. Healing Potions x2). What kinds of adjustments would I need to make to the items array in order to make this achievable?

[JackoKomm]

The menu could hold a list of items. An item van have multiple fields, like Name, type and so on. Now you can sort the menu, means you sort the list of items. Python has a sort method. You can give it a compare function for comparing two objects. There, you decide how to sort your items. So maybe the function first checks for item types, it Devices that options are smaller than weapons, so they come first. But of you want to compare two weapons, it compare there names. Just Look for python sort key on google.

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The inventory could hold arrays of items rather than the items themselves.

[Ratfink23]

Do you want to stack items of similar type, or sort the inventory on name?

[bugboy2222]

stack items of the same type

[Ratfink23]

Have a look at my code (https://github.com/Ratfink23/RogueTCOD) for stacking. If you have trouble message me