ScratchGen 1.1.0

A Python interface to create Scratch projects

ScratchGen

A Python interface for creating Scratch projects.

Usage

Use a wildcard import, like so:

from ScratchGen import *

The namespace has been curated to avoid pollution.

Setting up a Project

Initializing a new project takes only one line:

project = Project()

Creating Sprites

To add a sprite to your project, you must specify the sprite's name:

sprite = project.createSprite("Sprite 1")

You may create as many sprites as are necessary.

Adding Costumes and Backdrops

To add a costume to a sprite, provide a filepath and an optional alternative name:

# Costume will be named "scratch cat"
cat_costume = sprite.addCostume("assets/scratch cat.png")

# Costume will be named "balloon"
balloon_costume = sprite.addCostume("balloon", "inflatable.jpg")

To add a backdrop to the stage, call addBackdrop on the project or on the stage directly.

Adding Sounds

Call addSound in the same place you would call addCostume or addBackdrop to add sounds.

Creating Variables and Lists

To create a local variable or list, call these functions from a sprite object:

my_variable = sprite.createVariable("my variable")
my_list = sprite.createList("my list")

To make global ones instead, call these functions from the project object (or the stage):

stage = project.stage

global_variable = project.createGlobalVariable("global variable")
global_list = stage.createList("global list")

Creating Scripts

Any sprite or the stage can have as many scripts as necessary. To create one, call createScript with the desired sequence of blocks as parameters.

Blocks

Motion Category

- MoveSteps

Parameter	Description
steps	How many steps to move

- GoToPosition

Parameter	Description
x	X position
y	Y position

- GoTo

Parameter	Description
target	Target to go to

Possible values for target:

• RANDOM
• MOUSE
• Any other sprite object

- TurnRight

Parameter	Description
degrees	Amount of degrees to turn clockwise

- TurnLeft

Parameter	Description
degrees	Amount of degrees to turn counterclockwise

- PointInDirection

Parameter	Description
direction	Amount of degrees to turn to

- PointTowards

Parameter	Description
target	The target to turn towards

Possible values for target:

• RANDOM
• MOUSE
• Any other sprite object

- GlideToPosition

Parameter	Description
seconds	Seconds
x	X position
y	Y position

- GlideTo

Parameter	Description
seconds	Seconds
target	The target to turn towards

Possible values for target:

• RANDOM
• MOUSE
• Any other sprite object

- BounceOffEdge

- SetRotationStyle

Parameter	Description
style	Rotation style

Possible values for target:

• LEFT_RIGHT
• DONT_ROTATE
• ALL_AROUND

- ChangeX

Parameter	Description
change	Change in X

- SetX

Parameter	Description
x	New X position

- ChangeY

Parameter	Description
change	Change in Y

- SetY

Parameter	Description
y	New Y position

- XPosition

- YPosition

- Direction

Looks Category

- Say

Parameter	Description
message	What to say

- SayForSeconds

Parameter	Description
message	What to say
seconds	Seconds

- Think

Parameter	Description
message	What to think

- ThinkForSeconds

Parameter	Description
message	What to think
seconds	Seconds

- Show

- Hide

- SwitchCostume

Parameter	Description
costume	Costume to switch to

- SwitchBackdrop

Parameter	Description
backdrop	Backdrop to switch to

- SwitchBackdropAndWait

Parameter	Description
backdrop	Backdrop to switch to

- NextCostume

- NextBackdrop

- ChangeGraphicEffect

Parameter	Description
effect	Graphic effect
change	Change amount

Possible values for effect:

• COLOR
• FISHEYE
• WHIRL
• PIXELATE
• MOSAIC
• BRIGHTNESS
• GHOST

- SetGraphicEffect

Parameter	Description
effect	Graphic effect
value	Effect value

Possible values for effect:

• COLOR
• FISHEYE
• WHIRL
• PIXELATE
• MOSAIC
• BRIGHTNESS
• GHOST

- ClearGraphicEffects

- ChangeSize

Parameter	Description
change	Size change amount

- SetSize

Parameter	Description
size	New size

- SetLayer

Parameter	Description
layer	Layer to be sent to

Possible values for layer:

• FRONT
• BACK

- ChangeLayer

Parameter	Description
direction	What layer direction to go in
change	Amount of layers to move through

Possible values for direction:

• FORWARD
• BACKWARD

- Size

- Costume

Parameter	Description
option	Costume attribute

Possible values for option:

• NUMBER
• NAME

- Backdrop

Parameter	Description
option	Backdrop attribute

Possible values for option:

• NUMBER
• NAME

Sound Category

- Play

Parameter	Description
sound	Sound to play

- PlayUntilDone

Parameter	Description
sound	Sound to play

- StopSounds

- SetSoundEffect

Parameter	Description
effect	Sound effect
value	Effect value

Possible values for effect:

• PITCH
• PAN

- ChangeSoundEffect

Parameter	Description
effect	Sound effect
change	Change amount

Possible values for effect:

• PITCH
• PAN

- ClearSoundEffects

- SetVolume

Parameter	Description
volume	New volume

- ChangeVolume

Parameter	Description
change	Change in volume

- Volume

Events Category

- WhenFlagClicked

- WhenKeyPressed

Parameter	Description
key	Key to detect

Possible values for key:

• Any character in U+0021 to U+007E
• SPACE
• ENTER
• UP_ARROW
• DOWN_ARROW
• LEFT_ARROW
• RIGHT_ARROW

- WhenThisSpriteClicked

- WhenBackdropSwitchesTo

Parameter	Description
backdrop	Backdrop to detect

- WhenGreaterThan

Parameter	Description
value	Value to detect
threshold	Maximum allowed value

- WhenBroadcastReceived

Parameter	Description
broadcast	Broadcast to detect

- Broadcast

Parameter	Description
broadcast	Broadcast to send

- BroadcastAndWait

Parameter	Description
broadcast	Broadcast to send

Control Category

- Wait

Parameter	Description
duration	Seconds to wait

- Repeat

Parameter	Description
times	Times to repeat

- Forever

- If

Parameter	Description
condition	Condition to check

You may call .Else(...) on this block to provide an alternative substack, like so:

If(Equals(1, 1),
    Say("one equals one")
).Else(
    Say("something is terribly wrong")
)

- WaitUntil

Parameter	Description
condition	Condition to check

- RepeatUntil

Parameter	Description
condition	Condition to check

- Stop

Parameter	Description
mode	What to stop

Possible values for mode:

• ALL
• OTHER_SCRIPTS
• THIS_SCRIPT

- WhenStartAsClone

- CreateCloneOf

Parameter	Description
target	What to create a clone of

Possible values for target:

• MYSELF
• Any other sprite object

- DeleteThisClone

Sensing Category

- TouchingObject

Parameter	Description
target	What to detect

Possible values for target:

• MOUSE
• EDGE
• Any other sprite object

- TouchingColor

Parameter	Description
hex_code	Hex code of the color to detect

- ColorTouchingColor

Parameter	Description
hex_code_1	Hex code of the first color
hex_code_2	Hex code of the second color

- DistanceTo

Parameter	Description
target	What to detect

Possible values for target:

• MOUSE
• Any other sprite object

- Timer

- ResetTimer

- GetAttribute

Parameter	Description
attribute	Attribute to get
target	Target object

Possible values for attribute:

• Stage-specific:
  • BACKDROP_NUMBER
  • BACKDROP_NAME
  • Any global variable
• Sprite-specific:
  • X_POSITION
  • Y_POSITION
  • DIRECTION
  • COSTUME_NUMBER
  • COSTUME_NAME
  • SIZE
  • Any local variable
• VOLUME

- MouseX

- MouseY

- SetDragMode

Parameter	Description
mode	Drag mode

Possible values for mode:

• DRAGGABLE
• NOT_DRAGGABLE

- MouseDown

- KeyPressed

Parameter	Description
key	Key to detect

Possible values for key:

• Any character in U+0021 to U+007E
• SPACE
• ENTER
• UP_ARROW
• DOWN_ARROW
• LEFT_ARROW
• RIGHT_ARROW

- Current

Parameter	Description
option	CURRENT WHAT?

Possible values for option:

• YEAR
• MONTH
• DATE
• DAY_OF_WEEK
• HOUR
• MINUTE
• SECOND

- DaysSince2000

- Loudness

- Loud

- AskAndWait

Parameter	Description
question	What to ask

- Answer

- Username

Operators Category

- Add

Parameter	Description
a	Operand 1
b	Operand 2

- Subtract

Parameter	Description
a	Operand 1
b	Operand 2

- Multiply

Parameter	Description
a	Operand 1
b	Operand 2

- Divide

Parameter	Description
a	Operand 1
b	Operand 2

- LessThan

Parameter	Description
a	Operand 1
b	Operand 2

- Equals

Parameter	Description
a	Operand 1
b	Operand 2

- GreaterThan

Parameter	Description
a	Operand 1
b	Operand 2

- And

Parameter	Description
a	Operand 1
b	Operand 2

- Or

Parameter	Description
a	Operand 1
b	Operand 2

- Not

Parameter	Description
condition	Condition to check

- PickRandom

Parameter	Description
start	Minimum
end	Maximum

- Join

Parameter	Description
a	Operand 1
b	Operand 2

- LetterOf

Parameter	Description
position	Index
string	String to index

- LengthOf

Parameter	Description
string	Target string

- Contains

Parameter	Description
string	String
substring	Substring

- Modulo

Parameter	Description
a	Operand 1
b	Operand 2

- Round

Parameter	Description
value	Value to round

- Operation

Parameter	Description
operation	Operation to perform
value	Target value

Possible values for operation:

• ABSOLUTE
• FLOOR
• CEILING
• SQUARE_ROOT
• SINE
• COSINE
• TANGENT
• ARCSINE
• ARCCOSINE
• ARCTANGENT
• NATURAL_LOGARITHM
• LOGARITHM
• E_TO_THE
• TEN_TO_THE

Variables Category

- SetVariable

Parameter	Description
variable	Variable to set
value	New value

- ChangeVariable

Parameter	Description
variable	Variable to change
change	Change to the variable

- HideVariable

Parameter	Description
variable	Variable to hide

- ShowVariable

Parameter	Description
variable	Variable to show

- AddToList

Parameter	Description
item	Item to add
list	List to add to

- DeleteOfList

Parameter	Description
index	Index to delete
list	List to delete from

- ClearList

Parameter	Description
list	List to clear

- InsertIntoList

Parameter	Description
item	Item to insert
index	Index to insert at
list	List to insert into

- ReplaceInList

Parameter	Description
index	Index to replace
list	List to replace from
item	What to replace with

- ItemOfList

Parameter	Description
index	List index
list	List to index

- ListIndexOf

Parameter	Description
item	Item to index
list	List to index

- ListLength

Parameter	Description
list	List to measure

- ListContains

Parameter	Description
list	Target list
item	Item to detect

- HideList

Parameter	Description
list	List to hide

- ShowList

Parameter	Description
list	List to show

Custom Blocks

Creating a custom block in the stage/a sprite takes several steps. First, initialize the custom block with a proccode:

prototype = sprite.createCustomBlock("move %s steps in direction %s")

Use %s for number/text input, and use %b for boolean input.

Next, grab the function parameters to be used in its definition:

steps, direction = prototype.getParameters()

Finally, give the custom block its definition:

move_in_direction = prototype.setScript(
    PointInDirection(direction),
    MoveSteps(steps)
)

Now, you can use the custom block as you would any other block.

sprite.createScript(WhenFlagClicked(),
    GoToPosition(0, 0),
    PointInDirection(90),
    Forever(
        move_in_direction(5, PickRandom(0, 359))
    )
)

Saving

To save your completed project, call the save function with a filename of your choice:

project.save("my project.sb3")

Examples

Custom Block

from ScratchGen import *

project = Project()
sprite = project.createSprite("Custom Block Sprite")

prototype = sprite.createCustomBlock("move %s steps in direction %s")
steps, direction = prototype.getParameters()
move_in_direction = prototype.setScript(
    PointInDirection(direction),
    MoveSteps(steps)
)

sprite.createScript(WhenFlagClicked(),
    GoToPosition(0, 0),
    PointInDirection(90),
    Forever(
        move_in_direction(5, PickRandom(0, 359))
    )
)

project.save("Custom Block Test.sb3")

Text Reversal

from ScratchGen import *

project = Project()

sprite = project.createSprite("Text Reversal Sprite")
sprite.addCostume("assets/scratch logo.png")

reversed_text = project.createGlobalVariable("reversed text")

block = sprite.createCustomBlock("reverse text %s")
text = block.getParameters()
reverse_text = block.setScript(
    SetVariable(reversed_text, ""),

    Repeat(LengthOf(text),
        SetVariable(reversed_text,
            Join(
                LetterOf(
                    Add(LengthOf(reversed_text), 1),
                    text
                ), reversed_text
            )
        )
    )
)

sprite.createScript(WhenFlagClicked(),
    reverse_text("Hello, World!"),
    Say(reversed_text)
)

project.save("Text Reversal Test.sb3")

Jetpack Game

from ScratchGen import *

project = Project()

sprite = project.createSprite("Flying Sprite")
sprite.addCostume("assets/linus jetpack.png")

y_velocity = sprite.createVariable("y velocity")

sprite.createScript(WhenFlagClicked(),
    GoToPosition(0, 0),
    SetVariable(y_velocity, 0),

    Forever(
        If(Or(MouseDown(), KeyPressed(SPACE)),
            ChangeVariable(y_velocity, 2)
        ).Else(
            ChangeVariable(y_velocity, -2)
        ),

        ChangeY(y_velocity)
    )
)

project.save("Flying Test.sb3")

Extra Notes

All reporters have support for their native Python binary operations. For example:

(my_variable + 1) * 2

is equivalent to:

Multiply(Add(my_variable, 1), 2)