Any way to speed up Python and Pygame?

Question

I am writing a simple top down rpg in Pygame, and I have found that it is quite slow.... Although I am not expecting python or pygame to match the FPS of games made with com

Answer 1

When loading images, if you absolutely require transparency or other alpha values, use the Surface.convert_alpha() method. I have been using it for a game I've been programming, and it has been a huge increase in performance. E.G: In your constructor, load your images using:

self.srcimage = pygame.image.load(imagepath).convert_alpha() 

As far as I can tell, any transformations you do to the image retains the performance this method calls. E.G:

self.rotatedimage = pygame.transform.rotate(self.srcimage, angle).convert_alpha()

becomes redundant if you are using an image that has had convert_alpha() ran on it.