lordmauve/pgzero

Spell check colour names

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#273 opened on Jan 3, 2022

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Description

We should spell check the names of colours that aren't found.

This might help users overcome issues like #272.

Python 3.10 has spell checking in a few cases including dict lookup, so does this happen already in 3.10? Colour names are looked up in pygame.colordict.

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Tech stack
python
Domain
backenddeveloper experience
Issue type
feature
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
2
Estimated timeA rough time range for an experienced contributor to investigate, implement, test, and prepare a pull request.
1-3 hours
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fresh
ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.
mostly clear
Prerequisites
Python basicsunderstanding of pygame.colordict
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
70
Research direction
First, check if Python 3.10's dict lookup provides spelling suggestions as mentioned. Then examine pygame.colordict to understand the current color name lookup. The issue references #272, so review that for context. If Python 3.10 doesn't handle it, implement a custom spell check using a similarity algorithm like Levenshtein distance to suggest close color names.