raylib.rst

C API

The goal of the C API is make usage as similar to the original C as CFFI will allow. So the example programs are very, very similar to the C originals.

Example program:

from raylib import *

InitWindow(800, 450, b"Hello Raylib")
SetTargetFPS(60)

camera = ffi.new("struct Camera3D *", [[18.0, 16.0, 18.0], [0.0, 0.0, 0.0], [0.0, 1.0, 0.0], 45.0, 0])

while not WindowShouldClose():
    UpdateCamera(camera, CAMERA_ORBITAL)
    BeginDrawing()
    ClearBackground(RAYWHITE)
    BeginMode3D(camera[0])
    DrawGrid(20, 1.0)
    EndMode3D()
    DrawText(b"Hellow World", 190, 200, 20, VIOLET)
    EndDrawing()
CloseWindow()

If you want to be more portable (i.e. same code will work with dynamic bindings) you can prefix the functions like this:

from raylib import ffi, rl, colors

rl.InitWindow(800, 450, b"Hello Raylib")
rl.SetTargetFPS(60)

...

Note

Whenever you need to convert stuff between C and Python see https://cffi.readthedocs.io

Important

Your primary reference should always be

• the C Raylib docs
• the C Raylib examples
• the C Raylib header file

However, here is a list of available functions:

Functions API reference

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