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# staircase

Defines the `Staircase` class.

class `staircase.``Staircase`(bottom, top, force=False)

  A staircase.

  Parameters: | bottom – The coordinates of the bottom of the staircase. top – The coordinates of the top of the staircase. force – If True, the staircase must be ascended or descended when approached (like the staircase in Back to Skool that leads up from or down to the stage).

  `contains`(character, distance=0)

    Return whether a character is (a) on a step of this staircase, or (b) at the bottom of this staircase facing the top, or (c) at the top of this staircase facing the bottom.

    Parameters: | character (`Character`) – The character to check. distance – The maximum distance to check in front of the character.

  `contains_location`(x, y)

    Return whether the location (x, y) is at the bottom, or at the top, or on a step of this staircase.

  `supports`(character)

    Return whether a character is on a step of this staircase.

    Parameters: | character (`Character`) – The character to check.

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