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doc/tutorial/helloworld.rst - __file__ is not defined when setting up RESOURCES #287

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Description

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What doesn't work?

  1. Resources is now under examples
  2. NameError: name '__file__' is not defined
    when running
    RESOURCES = sdl2.ext.Resources(__file__,"examples/resources")

How To Reproduce

import sys
import sdl2
import sdl2.ext
RESOURCES = sdl2.ext.Resources(__file__,"examples/resources")

Platform (if relevant):

  • OS: Win11 amd64
  • Python Version: 3.12.10
  • SDL2 Version: 0.9.17
  • Using pysdl2-dll: Yes

Additional context
Fix

RESOURCES = sdl2.ext.Resources(sdl2.__file__,"examples/resources")
RESOURCES.get_path("hello.bmp")
'C:\\Users\\jdoe\\AppData\\Local\\Packages\\PythonSoftwareFoundation.Python.3.12_abc123def456g\\LocalCache\\local-packages\\Python312\\site-packages\\sdl2\\examples\\resources\\hello.bmp'

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