GDScript cheat sheet

GDScript is a dynamically typed scripting language with a Python-like syntax. For example, the if, while, and for statements have exactly the same syntax in Python and GDScript.

The table below shows some differences between Python and GDScript that programmers will frequently encounter. You can find full GDScript documention on the Godot web site.

	Python	GDScript
boolean constants	`True`, `False`	`true`, `false`
integers	any size	64-bit signed
integer division	`//`	`/`
chained comparisons	yes	no
type check operator	`isinstance()`	`is`

dynamic array type	`list`	`Array`
list/array length	`len(l)`	`a.size()`
`*` operator for repeating a sequence	yes	no
tuples	yes	no
assignment to pattern	yes	no

constant definition	(implicit)	`const`
variable definition	(implicit)	`var`
function declaration	`def`	`func`
lambda syntax	`lambda x: x + 2`	`func(x): return x + 2`
self	explicit	implicit
set type	yes	no

queue, priority queue types	yes	no