pygame get joystick number through name

Asked Jun 13 '15 at 18:49

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Is there a way of getting the Joystick id get_id through get_name

I want to make sure that in an multi joystick setup, the xbox joystick is always controlling the right thing no matter which of the joysticks was connected first. Therefore it would be great to get the id through the name to make sure they can't get mixed up.

thanks!

asked Jun 13 '15 at 18:49

user3603948

Is the ID of Joystick constant for each Joystick or does it change each time you connect the Joystick?... – Iron Fist Jun 13 '15 at 20:39
It changes, whatever joystick gets connected first gets the first id. – user3603948 Jun 13 '15 at 20:42
1 - if it changes, then why you want to rely on this ID? 2 - What about name of Joystick?..This should be static? – Iron Fist Jun 13 '15 at 20:44
because I need the ID for creating a new Joystick object. I can't directly create it with the name unfortunately. – user3603948 Jun 13 '15 at 21:17
What about name of Joystick?..This should be static? – Iron Fist Jun 15 '15 at 20:27
yes the name is static, but I want to get the ID through the name, because I need the ID to create the joystick object. – user3603948 Jun 21 '15 at 13:53

pygame get joystick number through name

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