FingerList¶

Attributes:

Methods:

class Leap.FingerList¶

The FingerList class extends the Python array to represent a list of Finger objects.

Get a FingerList object by calling Frame.fingers or Hand.fingers.

New in version 1.0.

classmethod FingerList()¶

Constructs an empty list.

New in version 1.0.

is_empty¶

Type:	boolean

Reports whether the list is empty.

if not frame.fingers.is_empty:
    #Use the fingers

New in version 1.0.

frontmost¶

Type:	Finger

The item in this list with the smallest z coordinate.

most_forward_finger = frame.fingers.frontmost

New in version 1.0.

leftmost¶

Type:	Finger

The item in this list with the smallest x coordinate.

finger_with_smallest_x = frame.fingers.leftmost

New in version 1.0.

rightmost¶

Type:	Finger

The item in this list with the largest x coordinate.

finger_with_largest_x = frame.fingers.rightmost

New in version 1.0.

append(other)¶

Appends the members of the specifed FingerList to this FingerList.

Parameters:	other (FingerList) – A FingerList object containing Finger objects to append to the end of this FingerList.

New in version 1.0.

extended()¶

Removes non-extended fingers from this FingerList.

extended_finger_list = frame.fingers.extended()

Returns:	This modified FingerList object containing only extended fingers.

New in version 2.0.

finger_type(type)¶

Returns a FingerList object containing only the specified finger types, i.e. only thumbs, or only index fingers, etc.

index_finger_list = hand.fingers.finger_type(Finger.TYPE_INDEX)
index_finger = index_finger_list[0] #since there is only one per hand

Parameters:	type (integer) – The finger type code. Use the attributes of the Finger class, such as Finger.TYPE_THUMB to specify the desired type.
Returns:	A FingerList object containing Finger objects of the specified type.

New in version 2.0.