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A module made to help create a UI in pygame by simplifying the creation and handling of basic UI objects (such as Buttons).
To install, run: pip install pygbuttons
To use the Buttons in a program, it is recommended to perform the following steps:
Getting an output from a Button can be done either by binding a function to the Button (which is then automatically executed when a certain action takes place), or by polling the Buttons value / status.
For a practical implementation, see the example.py file.
For support / issues, please visit the issue tracker on GitHub.
Source code available at: https://github.com/Jarno-de-Wit/PygButtons
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