def pick_up(self):
#add to the player's inventory and remove from the map
if len(GameGlobals.inventory) >= 26:
GameGlobals.messageBox.print('Your inventory is full, cannot pick up ' + self.owner.name + '.')
else:
GameGlobals.inventory.append(self.owner)
GameGlobals.levelobjects.remove(self.owner)
GameGlobals.messageBox.print('You picked up a ' + self.owner.name + '!')
#special case: automatically equip, if the corresponding equipment slot is unused
equipment = self.owner.equipment
if equipment and Equipment.get_equipped_in_slot(equipment.slot) is None:
equipment.equip()
