List xyz/hpr out to label on screen

Scripting Issues
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  • takes deep breath *

I’m really new to programming and Python, but I’m having a blast. I LOVE how many code samples and people are sharing with each other here; it’s a very welcoming place. In that spirit, I hope my question doesn’t come off rude. I’m just ignorant of how to do so many things.

I’m wanting to see some debug output as I move models around in a game. So I put a DirectLabel on screen to output my main object’s xyz/hpr, hoping to start creating something like the debug screen in the popular game Minecraft .

However, my attempt to fetch just the X coord with

try:
     self.DebugLabelXYZ['text'] = self.cruiser.getX()
     self.DebugLabelXYZ.setText()
except:
     print("Couldn't output coords")

ends up listing

<built-in method getX of libpanda.NodePath object at 0x01D3FFE0>

How can I have my label update with the coords of the main object I’m moving?

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It’s supposed to work. Are you sure you didn’t forget the () at the end of getX?

self.debugLabelXYZ['text'] = "X: %f  Y: %f  Z: %f" % (obj.getX(), obj.getY(), obj.getZ())
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Ah, perfect! Thank you. That works smashingly well.