Store animation frame starts in an array

Author: Natuworkguy

engine/core/animation.py

@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@
 import bisect
 import pygame
 
+from array import array
+
 from typing import Optional, Union
 
 from ..loaders.nut_loader import nut_source, nut_call_function
@@ -47,7 +49,7 @@ def __init__(self, anim_path: str, loop: bool = True) -> None:
         self.frames = []
         self.loop: bool = loop
 
-        self._starts: list[float] = []
+        self._starts: array[float] = array("d")
         self._duration: float = 0.0
         self._started_at: int = 0
 
@@ -84,7 +86,9 @@ def set_image(self, anim_path: str, loop: Optional[bool] = None) -> None:
             self.loop = loop
 
         delays = [delay for _, delay in loaded]
-        timings = [float(t) for t in nut_call_function("frame_starts", delays, len(delays))]
+        timings = array(
+            "d", [float(t) for t in nut_call_function("frame_starts", delays, len(delays))]
+        )
 
         self._starts = timings[:-1]
         self._duration = timings[-1]