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# animal

Classes that represent the animals in the game.

class `animal.``Animal`(animal_id, command_list_id, initial_as, location)

  Abstract superclass for any animals in the game.

  Parameters: | animal_id – The ID of the animal. command_list_id – The ID of the command list the animal will use. initial_as – The animal’s initial animatory state. location – The animal’s initial location.

  `get_command_list_id`(lesson_id)

    Return the ID of the command list used by the animal.

    Parameters: | lesson_id – The ID of the current lesson (ignored - animals do not follow a timetable).

  `is_blocked`(distance=0)

    Return True if the animal can proceed no further in the current direction, False otherwise.

    Parameters: | distance – The maximum distance to check in front of the animal.

  `is_frog`()

    Return whether this animal is a frog.

    Returns: | False.

  `is_mouse`()

    Return whether this animal is a mouse.

    Returns: | False.

class `animal.``Frog`(frog_id, command_list_id, initial_as, location, sit_xy, eric_proximity)

  A frog.

  Parameters: | frog_id – The ID of the frog. command_list_id – The ID of the command list the frog will use. initial_as – The frog’s initial animatory state. location – The frog’s initial location. sit_xy – The coordinates of the frog within its sprite when it’s sitting (used for collision detection and placement in cups). eric_proximity – The minimum distance from the frog that Eric can be before it will try to hop away.

  `bounce_off_head`()

    Make the frog bounce off a character’s head.

  `check_heads`()

    Check whether this frog has hit anybody’s head, and take appropriate action (such as handing the safe key to Eric) if so.

  `fall_from_cup`(cup)

    Make this frog fall out of a cup.

    Parameters: | cup – The cup.

  `insert_into_cup`(cup)

    Insert this frog into a cup. The frog will be trapped until Eric knocks the frog out.

    Parameters: | cup – The cup.

  `is_catchable_at`(x, y)

    Return whether the frog is currently catchable at a given location.

    Parameters: | x – The x-coordinate of the location. y – The y-coordinate of the location.

  `is_eric_nearby`()

    Return whether Eric is on the same floor as and close to the frog. The answer is used by the frog to decide whether to hop.

  `is_frog`()

    Return whether this animal is a frog.

    Returns: | True.

  `sit`()

    Make the frog assume a sitting position.

class `animal.``Mouse`(mouse_id, command_list_id, initial_as, location, sprite_xy, immortal=True)

  A mouse.

  Parameters: | mouse_id – The ID of the mouse. command_list_id – The ID of the command list the mouse will use. initial_as – The mouse’s initial animatory state. location – The mouse’s initial location. sprite_xy – The coordinates of the mouse within its sprite (used for detecting whether Eric has caught it). immortal – If True, the mouse will not disappear until Eric catches it; otherwise it will die (disappear from the game) after a certain time.

  `die`()

    Kill this mouse. The mouse is removed from the game, never to be seen again.

  `is_catchable_at`(x, y)

    Return whether the mouse is currently catchable at a given location.

    Parameters: | x – The x-coordinate of the location. y – The y-coordinate of the location.

  `is_mouse`()

    Return whether this animal is a mouse.

    Returns: | True.

  `scare_people`()

    Alert any nearby musophobes of this mouse’s presence.

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