Python-trr is an terminal app for typing practice. It is written in Python with one of its standard libraries - Curses, which means no additional packages are required to run this app as long as you have python3 installed in your environment. Python-trr is inspired by ( or a remake of ) emacs-trr on GNU Emacs.
The current version of python-trr ( as in Dec 2021 ) supports the following features:
- Has a stable graphics interface in a standard 80 x 24 terminal window
- Highlights correct / incorrect inputs
- Shows time, error rate, kpm ( keystrokes per minute ) in real-time
- Stores results and histories in local files
- Presents recent game results in scatter plot style
- Provides a settings menu ( accessible with the TAB key ) for user settings
First, install python-trr with pip.
pip install pythontrr
Then, from the terminal, simply run
python3 -m pythontrr
and start typing!
Press TAB during the game to pause and enter settings mode. There are currently 5 settings and several options for users to choose from. Here are some keys you will find useful:
Up / Down arrow key
Navigate through different settings
Left / Right arrow key
Navigate through different options
TAB
Save changes and let the game resume
ESC
Save your changes beforehand, otherwise your current game status and changes to settings will be lost.
Press ESC to exit the game. After restarting the game, you will find the new settings applied.
In config.py you can tweak the configuration as you like. Here are some tips:
READ_RESULT_FROM_HISTORY, READ_HISTORY
If set to True, then the program will look for the stored history in your local files. If there is not one, it will be created. If set to False, it erases all existing histories stored in the file and overwrites them.
HISTORY_ENTRIES
Specifies how many entries will be shown in the History block. The maximum is 3.
WORD_COUNT
Specifies how many words ( or in fact keystrokes ) will be shown in the Text block. The maximum is 350.
Sample texts are scraped from Project Gutenberg's Website.