{"id":5567,"date":"2021-05-20T04:13:00","date_gmt":"2021-05-19T21:13:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.phidgets.com\/education\/?page_id=5567"},"modified":"2022-12-07T03:48:11","modified_gmt":"2022-12-06T20:48:11","slug":"buttons","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.phidgets.com\/education\/learn\/projects\/pygame-zero-projects\/buttons\/","title":{"rendered":"Buttons"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; vertical_offset_tablet=&#8221;0&#8243; horizontal_offset_tablet=&#8221;0&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;||0px|&#8221; z_index_tablet=&#8221;0&#8243; box_shadow_horizontal_tablet=&#8221;0px&#8221; box_shadow_vertical_tablet=&#8221;0px&#8221; box_shadow_blur_tablet=&#8221;40px&#8221; box_shadow_spread_tablet=&#8221;0px&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row use_custom_gutter=&#8221;on&#8221; gutter_width=&#8221;3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; vertical_offset_tablet=&#8221;0&#8243; horizontal_offset_tablet=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index_tablet=&#8221;0&#8243; box_shadow_horizontal_tablet=&#8221;0px&#8221; box_shadow_vertical_tablet=&#8221;0px&#8221; box_shadow_blur_tablet=&#8221;40px&#8221; box_shadow_spread_tablet=&#8221;0px&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; column_structure=&#8221;1_2,1_2&#8243;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_code admin_label=&#8221;Pygame Zero and Buttons&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; vertical_offset_tablet=&#8221;0&#8243; horizontal_offset_tablet=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index_tablet=&#8221;0&#8243; box_shadow_horizontal_tablet=&#8221;0px&#8221; box_shadow_vertical_tablet=&#8221;0px&#8221; box_shadow_blur_tablet=&#8221;40px&#8221; box_shadow_spread_tablet=&#8221;0px&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<div class=\"ph-overline-text\"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->    <a href=\"\/education\/learn\/projects\">Projects<\/a><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->    <\/div>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><\/p>\n<h1>Buttons with Pygame Zero<\/h1>\n<p>[\/et_pb_code][et_pb_code admin_label=&#8221;Description&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; vertical_offset_tablet=&#8221;0&#8243; horizontal_offset_tablet=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index_tablet=&#8221;0&#8243; box_shadow_horizontal_tablet=&#8221;0px&#8221; box_shadow_vertical_tablet=&#8221;0px&#8221; box_shadow_blur_tablet=&#8221;40px&#8221; box_shadow_spread_tablet=&#8221;0px&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<pee>Learn how to use buttons with Pygame Zero!<\/pee>[\/et_pb_code][et_pb_code admin_label=&#8221;ph-button-cta: Start&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; vertical_offset_tablet=&#8221;0&#8243; horizontal_offset_tablet=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index_tablet=&#8221;0&#8243; box_shadow_horizontal_tablet=&#8221;0px&#8221; box_shadow_vertical_tablet=&#8221;0px&#8221; box_shadow_blur_tablet=&#8221;40px&#8221; box_shadow_spread_tablet=&#8221;0px&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<a class=\"ph-button-cta\" href=\"#setup\"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->  <\/p>\n<div class=\"ph-button-cta__icon\"><\/div>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->  Start<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><\/a>[\/et_pb_code][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; 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_builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; vertical_offset_tablet=&#8221;0&#8243; horizontal_offset_tablet=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index_tablet=&#8221;0&#8243; box_shadow_horizontal_tablet=&#8221;0px&#8221; box_shadow_vertical_tablet=&#8221;0px&#8221; box_shadow_blur_tablet=&#8221;40px&#8221; box_shadow_spread_tablet=&#8221;0px&#8221; saved_tabs=&#8221;all&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<div class=\"ph-vertical-nav ph-vertical-sticky\"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->  <a href=\"#prereq\" class=\"ph-vertical-nav-item\">Prerequisites<\/a><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->  <a href=\"#setup\" class=\"ph-vertical-nav-item\">Setup<\/a><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->  <a href=\"#install\" class=\"ph-vertical-nav-item\">Install Pygame Zero<\/a><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->  <a href=\"#create\" class=\"ph-vertical-nav-item\">Create Project Structure<\/a><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->  <a href=\"#write-code\" class=\"ph-vertical-nav-item\">Write Code<\/a><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->  <a href=\"#review\" class=\"ph-vertical-nav-item\">Code Review<\/a><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->  <a href=\"#practice\" class=\"ph-vertical-nav-item\">Practice<\/a><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><\/div>\n<p>[\/et_pb_code][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;3_4&#8243; 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