def beginLife(self):
#Remove the start button
self.start.pack_forget()
#Binary arrays will represent life
self.life = self.twoDArray(self.width, self.height)
for i in range(1, self.width - 1):
for j in range(1, self.height - 1):
#Make the ones sparser (0*0 = 0, 0*1 = 0, 1*0 = 0, 1*1 = 1)
self.life[i][j] = randint(0,1)*randint(0,1)
#Prepare the binary grid of the next life
self.nextLife = self.twoDArray(self.width, self.height)
#Create the Next button
next = Button(self.frame)
next["text"] = "Next Life"
next.pack(anchor=NE)
next["command"] = self.nextCycle
#Initiate the first lifegrid (gui) in the parent window.
self.grid = LifeGrid(self.master)
#Populate the grid with data from the first life(binary grid)
self.updateGui(self.life)
def updateGui(self, binaryGrid):
oldgrid = self.grid
self.grid = LifeGrid(self.frame)
#Update the gui grid with data from the binary grid
for i in range(self.width):
for j in range(self.height):
if(binaryGrid[i][j]):
self.grid.makeLiveCell(i, j)
else:
self.grid.makeDeadCell(i, j)
self.grid.pack()
oldgrid.destroy()
class GameBoard(Frame):
#Creates a two dimensional array of zeros. (An empty life grid)
def twoDArray(self, width, height):
#Pad with 1 layer of cells, which never come to life
return [[0 for i in range(height+1+1)] for i in range(width+1+1)]
#Writes a new grid over the old one, then erases the old one.
def updateGui(self, binaryGrid):
oldgrid = self.grid
self.grid = LifeGrid(self.frame)
#Update the gui grid with data from the binary grid
for i in range(self.width):
for j in range(self.height):
if(binaryGrid[i][j]):
self.grid.makeLiveCell(i, j)
else:
self.grid.makeDeadCell(i, j)
self.grid.pack()
oldgrid.destroy()
#When start is pressed, this initializes the first life grid using
#random numbers.
def beginLife(self):
#Remove the start button
self.start.pack_forget()
#Binary arrays will represent life
self.life = self.twoDArray(self.width, self.height)
for i in range(1, self.width - 1):
for j in range(1, self.height - 1):
#Make the ones sparser (0*0 = 0, 0*1 = 0, 1*0 = 0, 1*1 = 1)
self.life[i][j] = randint(0,1)*randint(0,1)
#Prepare the binary grid of the next life
self.nextLife = self.twoDArray(self.width, self.height)
#Create the Next button
next = Button(self.frame)
next["text"] = "Next Life"
next.pack(anchor=NE)
next["command"] = self.nextCycle
#Initiate the first lifegrid (gui) in the parent window.
self.grid = LifeGrid(self.master)
#Populate the grid with data from the first life(binary grid)
self.updateGui(self.life)
def nextCycle(self):
#Get information about the next life, populate the next GUI
#grid with that info.
self.life = self.lifeCycle(self.life, self.nextLife)
self.updateGui(self.life)
self.nextLife = self.twoDArray(self.width, self.height)
def lifeCycle(self, life, nextLife):
#Traverse every cell, find out if it is dead or alive.
for i in range(1, self.width-1):
for j in range(1, self.height-1):
if(life[i][j]):
cell = LiveCell(i, j)
if(cell.isAliveNext(life)):
nextLife[i][j] = 1
else:
nextLife[i][j] = 0
else:
cell = DeadCell(i, j)
if(cell.isAliveNext(life)):
nextLife[i][j] = 1
else:
nextLife[i][j] = 0
return nextLife
def __init__(self, width, height):
#When GameBoard is called, make a new Tk() window
self.width = width
self.height = height
gameWindow = Tk()
self.master = gameWindow
gameWindow.title("Conway's Game of Life")
dimensions = "+40+40"
gameWindow.geometry(dimensions)
self.frame = Frame(gameWindow)
self.frame.pack()
self.start = Button(self.frame)
self.start["text"] = "Start"
self.start["command"] = self.beginLife
self.start.pack(anchor=CENTER)
gameWindow.mainloop()
