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Character Input Events

Read character input events for text entry and typing detection.

Introduction

Character input events give you the actual typed character (respecting keyboard layout and modifiers), as opposed to raw key codes. This is useful for text input fields.

from pybevy.prelude import *
from pybevy.input import KeyboardInput

Character Event System

Filter for pressed state and extract printable characters.

def char_input(events: MessageReader[KeyboardInput]) -> None:
    for event in events.read():
        char = event.get_character()
        if char is not None:
            print(f"Character typed: '{char}'")

Running the App

@entrypoint
def main(app: App) -> App:
    return app.add_plugins(DefaultPlugins).add_systems(Update, char_input)
 
if __name__ == "__main__":
    main().run()

Running this example

Use PyBevy's hot reload feature to run and develop this example. If you don't have PyBevy installed, check out the Quick Start guide.

$pybevy watch char_input_events.py

The code will reload automatically when you make changes to the file.

From Python to Rust

Notice how the core concepts in the code—Commands, Assets, App, and Systems—are identical to the original Bevy example?

This is the power of pybevy! It lets you learn Bevy's powerful, data-driven architecture in friendly Python.

When your project grows and you're ready for maximum, native performance, you'll already know the concepts to start writing systems in Bevy Engine with Rust.