Digital Solutions

event KEYDOWN

cardflip.py

import pygame
from cardimg import img #import img dictionary variable from cardimg.py
cardback = pygame.image.load(img["cardback"])
ace_of_spades = pygame.image.load(img["as"]) #Ace of Spades
yellow = (255,255,0) #RGB

pygame.init()
screen = pygame.display.set_mode((400, 300))
screen.fill(yellow)

current_image = cardback

done = False
while not done:
  for event in pygame.event.get():
    if event.type == pygame.QUIT:
      done = True

    #KEYDOWN - pressed once:
    if event.type == pygame.KEYDOWN and event.key == pygame.K_SPACE:
      current_image = ace_of_spades
      
  screen.blit(current_image, (200, 150))    
  pygame.display.flip()
  
pygame.quit()

cardimg.py

# -----------------------------------------------------------
# loads a deck of online card images into a local dictionary 
#
# (C) 2020 digisoln.com
# Released under GNU Public License (GPL)
# -----------------------------------------------------------

img = {}
import io, requests
img["cardback"] = io.BytesIO(requests.get("https://digisoln.com/resources/cards/cardback.gif").content)
img["2c"] = io.BytesIO(requests.get("https://digisoln.com/resources/cards/2c.gif").content)
img["2d"] = io.BytesIO(requests.get("https://digisoln.com/resources/cards/2d.gif").content)
img["2h"] = io.BytesIO(requests.get("https://digisoln.com/resources/cards/2h.gif").content)
img["2s"] = io.BytesIO(requests.get("https://digisoln.com/resources/cards/2s.gif").content)
img["3c"] = io.BytesIO(requests.get("https://digisoln.com/resources/cards/3c.gif").content)
img["3d"] = io.BytesIO(requests.get("https://digisoln.com/resources/cards/3d.gif").content)
img["3h"] = io.BytesIO(requests.get("https://digisoln.com/resources/cards/3h.gif").content)
img["3s"] = io.BytesIO(requests.get("https://digisoln.com/resources/cards/3s.gif").content)
img["4c"] = io.BytesIO(requests.get("https://digisoln.com/resources/cards/4c.gif").content)
img["4d"] = io.BytesIO(requests.get("https://digisoln.com/resources/cards/4d.gif").content)
img["4h"] = io.BytesIO(requests.get("https://digisoln.com/resources/cards/4h.gif").content)
img["4s"] = io.BytesIO(requests.get("https://digisoln.com/resources/cards/4s.gif").content)
img["5c"] = io.BytesIO(requests.get("https://digisoln.com/resources/cards/5c.gif").content)
img["5d"] = io.BytesIO(requests.get("https://digisoln.com/resources/cards/5d.gif").content)
img["5h"] = io.BytesIO(requests.get("https://digisoln.com/resources/cards/5h.gif").content)
img["5s"] = io.BytesIO(requests.get("https://digisoln.com/resources/cards/5s.gif").content)
img["6c"] = io.BytesIO(requests.get("https://digisoln.com/resources/cards/6c.gif").content)
img["6d"] = io.BytesIO(requests.get("https://digisoln.com/resources/cards/6d.gif").content)
img["6h"] = io.BytesIO(requests.get("https://digisoln.com/resources/cards/6h.gif").content)
img["6s"] = io.BytesIO(requests.get("https://digisoln.com/resources/cards/6s.gif").content)
img["7c"] = io.BytesIO(requests.get("https://digisoln.com/resources/cards/7c.gif").content)
img["7d"] = io.BytesIO(requests.get("https://digisoln.com/resources/cards/7d.gif").content)
img["7h"] = io.BytesIO(requests.get("https://digisoln.com/resources/cards/7h.gif").content)
img["7s"] = io.BytesIO(requests.get("https://digisoln.com/resources/cards/7s.gif").content)
img["8c"] = io.BytesIO(requests.get("https://digisoln.com/resources/cards/8c.gif").content)
img["8d"] = io.BytesIO(requests.get("https://digisoln.com/resources/cards/8d.gif").content)
img["8h"] = io.BytesIO(requests.get("https://digisoln.com/resources/cards/8h.gif").content)
img["8s"] = io.BytesIO(requests.get("https://digisoln.com/resources/cards/8s.gif").content)
img["9c"] = io.BytesIO(requests.get("https://digisoln.com/resources/cards/9c.gif").content)
img["9d"] = io.BytesIO(requests.get("https://digisoln.com/resources/cards/9d.gif").content)
img["9h"] = io.BytesIO(requests.get("https://digisoln.com/resources/cards/9h.gif").content)
img["9s"] = io.BytesIO(requests.get("https://digisoln.com/resources/cards/9s.gif").content)
img["tc"] = io.BytesIO(requests.get("https://digisoln.com/resources/cards/tc.gif").content)
img["td"] = io.BytesIO(requests.get("https://digisoln.com/resources/cards/td.gif").content)
img["th"] = io.BytesIO(requests.get("https://digisoln.com/resources/cards/th.gif").content)
img["ts"] = io.BytesIO(requests.get("https://digisoln.com/resources/cards/ts.gif").content)
img["jc"] = io.BytesIO(requests.get("https://digisoln.com/resources/cards/jc.gif").content)
img["jd"] = io.BytesIO(requests.get("https://digisoln.com/resources/cards/jd.gif").content)
img["jh"] = io.BytesIO(requests.get("https://digisoln.com/resources/cards/jh.gif").content)
img["js"] = io.BytesIO(requests.get("https://digisoln.com/resources/cards/js.gif").content)
img["qc"] = io.BytesIO(requests.get("https://digisoln.com/resources/cards/qc.gif").content)
img["qd"] = io.BytesIO(requests.get("https://digisoln.com/resources/cards/qd.gif").content)
img["qh"] = io.BytesIO(requests.get("https://digisoln.com/resources/cards/qh.gif").content)
img["qs"] = io.BytesIO(requests.get("https://digisoln.com/resources/cards/qs.gif").content)
img["kc"] = io.BytesIO(requests.get("https://digisoln.com/resources/cards/kc.gif").content)
img["kd"] = io.BytesIO(requests.get("https://digisoln.com/resources/cards/kd.gif").content)
img["kh"] = io.BytesIO(requests.get("https://digisoln.com/resources/cards/kh.gif").content)
img["ks"] = io.BytesIO(requests.get("https://digisoln.com/resources/cards/ks.gif").content)
img["ac"] = io.BytesIO(requests.get("https://digisoln.com/resources/cards/ac.gif").content)
img["ad"] = io.BytesIO(requests.get("https://digisoln.com/resources/cards/ad.gif").content)
img["ah"] = io.BytesIO(requests.get("https://digisoln.com/resources/cards/ah.gif").content)
img["as"] = io.BytesIO(requests.get("https://digisoln.com/resources/cards/as.gif").content)

put files in same folder:

pygame key constants
K_0	K_1	K_2	K_3	K_4	K_5	K_6	K_7	K_8	K_9
K_AMPERSAND	K_ASTERISK	K_AT	K_BACKQUOTE	K_BACKSLASH	K_BACKSPACE	K_BREAK	K_CAPSLOCK	K_CARET	K_CLEAR
K_COLON	K_COMMA	K_DELETE	K_DOLLAR	K_DOWN	K_END	K_EQUALS	K_ESCAPE	K_EURO	K_EXCLAIM
K_F1	K_F2	K_F3	K_F4	K_F5	K_F6	K_F7	K_F8	K_F9	K_F10
K_F11	K_F12	K_F13	K_F14	K_FIRST	K_GREATER	K_HASH	K_HELP	K_HOME	K_INSERT
K_KP0	K_KP1	K_KP2	K_KP3	K_KP4	K_KP5	K_KP6	K_KP7	K_KP8	K_KP9
K_KP_DIVIDE	K_KP_ENTER	K_KP_EQUALS	K_KP_MINUS	K_KP_MULTIPLY	K_KP_PERIOD	K_KP_PLUS	K_LALT	K_LAST	K_LCTRL
K_LEFT	K_LEFTBRACKET	K_LEFTPAREN	K_LESS	K_LMETA	K_LSHIFT	K_LSUPER	K_MENU	K_MINUS	K_MODE
K_NUMLOCK	K_PAGEDOWN	K_PAGEUP	K_PAUSE	K_PERIOD	K_PLUS	K_POWER	K_PRINT	K_QUESTION	K_QUOTE
K_QUOTEDBL	K_RALT	K_RCTRL	K_RETURN	K_RIGHT	K_RIGHTBRACKET	K_RIGHTPAREN	K_RMETA	K_RSHIFT	K_RSUPER
K_SCROLLOCK	K_SEMICOLON	K_SLASH	K_SPACE	K_SYSREQ	K_TAB	K_UNDERSCORE	K_UNKNOWN	K_UP	K_F15
K_a	K_b	K_c	K_d	K_e	K_f	K_g	K_h	K_i	K_j
K_k	K_l	K_m	K_n	K_o	K_p	K_q	K_r	K_s	K_t
K_u	K_v	K_w	K_x	K_y	K_z