for event, in pygame.event.get$()$:

if event.type $==$ KEYDOWN:

pass

or by using:

keys $=$ pygame.key.get$\_$pressed$()$

Both code snippets can be only used to check if a key has been pressed at some

point

The first one will tell you if a key has been pressed once at some point whereas

the second one will tell you if a key is currently being pressed

Both code snippets can be only used to check if a key is currently being pressed

The first one will tell you if a key is currently being pressed whereas the second

one will tell you if a key has been pressed once at some point