Python/Pygame: Can you run a program whilst having a Pygame window that can still update?
<p>this is my first question. What I would like to achieve is in a normal window for the text-based game to be running, however I would also like to have a pygame window running as well that shows a map that updates. Thank you in advance.</p>

<p>The only way to have the text entries separate to the pygame window is to use <code>someVar = input("A string")</code> so the text input is in the python shell or the command window/Linux terminal and then have pygame reference that var.</p>

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