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Time Delta

Access frame timing with delta seconds and elapsed time.

Introduction

The Time resource provides frame timing information. delta_secs() gives the time since the last frame, elapsed_secs() gives total time since app start. Always multiply movement by delta time for frame-rate independence.

from pybevy.prelude import *

Time System

_count = [0]
 
 
def print_time(time: Res[Time]) -> None:
    _count[0] += 1
    if _count[0] % 60 == 0:
        print(f"Delta: {time.delta_secs():.4f}s | Elapsed: {time.elapsed_secs():.2f}s")

Running the App

@entrypoint
def main(app: App) -> App:
    return app.add_plugins(DefaultPlugins).add_systems(Update, print_time)
 
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 time_delta.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.