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Output with print

Learn to print to the console with print.

Console output with print

In GDScript, the print() function is used to inspect runtime states, variable contents, and test messages. Outputs appear in the Output panel docked at the bottom of Godot.

func _ready():
    print("Game started successfully!")
    var coins = 5
    print("Coins: " + str(coins))

When concatenating numbers with strings, convert them using the str() function.

Debugging and Trace

Tracing execution flow step by step is the fastest way to troubleshoot logic bugs during development. Beyond standard print(), Godot provides print_debug() which logs the script file and line number.

# Detailed console log for debugging
print_debug("Critical level checked!")

Console outputs enable easy tracking of background computations while the scene runs live.

Practice Print status and code output

Assign "Ready" to status and 200 to code. Print Status: Ready | Code: 200 to the console.

Starter code

Player.cs
extends Node

func _ready():
    # status ve code degiskenlerini tanimlayip konsola yazdir
    pass

Sample solution

Player.cs
extends Node

func _ready():
    var status = "Ready"
    var code = 200
    print("Status: " + status + " | Code: " + str(code))

Expected output

Status: Ready | Code: 200

Questions and answers

Review the lesson questions together with their answers. To test yourself, solve the lesson interactively.

1 Which command is used in GDScript to output runtime variable values to the editor console?

  • cout()
  • console.write()
  • echo()
  • print() Correct answer

Explanation: print() is the fundamental GDScript function that writes text and data to the Godot Output panel.

2 Print completion message to console

Question 
____("Level Completed")
Answer 
print("Level Completed")

Explanation: The print function is called to write text to the Godot console.

3 Console and trace terms

Term Meaning
print Function printing text to console
Output Panel Editor panel for console outputs
trace Tracking execution step by step
str() Converter turning values to text

All lessons in Beginner

1 What is game development?

  1. Intro to game development
  2. Game engines
  3. 2D and 3D games
  4. The game loop
  5. The scene concept
  6. Summary - Game dev fundamentals

2 Unity setup

  1. Installing Unity Hub
  2. Creating your first project
  3. The editor interface
  4. Toolbar and playback
  5. Saving the project
  6. Summary - Unity setup

3 First scene project

  1. Project overview
  2. Camera and light
  3. Your first cube in the scene
  4. Adding a material
  5. Testing in Play mode
  6. Summary - First scene

4 The GameObject concept

  1. What is a GameObject?
  2. Components
  3. The Hierarchy window
  4. Editing with the Inspector
  5. Tags and Layers
  6. Summary - GameObject

5 C# script basics

  1. Your first C# script
  2. using and namespace
  3. Class structure
  4. Variables and types
  5. Output with Debug.Log
  6. Summary - C# basics

6 MonoBehaviour

  1. What is MonoBehaviour?
  2. The Start method
  3. The Update method
  4. Awake vs Start
  5. SerializeField and public
  6. Summary - MonoBehaviour

7 Transform

  1. What is Transform?
  2. Changing position
  3. Moving with Translate
  4. Changing rotation
  5. Local vs world space
  6. Summary - Transform

8 Input

  1. The Input class
  2. Axis input
  3. Mouse input
  4. The new Input System
  5. Movement vector
  6. Summary - Input

9 Physics (Rigidbody/Collider)

  1. What is a Rigidbody?
  2. What is a Collider?
  3. Applying force with AddForce
  4. Collision events
  5. Trigger events
  6. Summary - Physics

10 2D Sprite

  1. What is a Sprite?
  2. SpriteRenderer
  3. Sprite import settings
  4. Sprite sorting
  5. Preparing sprite animation
  6. Summary - 2D Sprite

11 Godot basics

  1. The Godot editor
  2. A new project
  3. The scene tree
  4. The Node concept
  5. Saving the project
  6. Summary - Godot basics

12 GDScript

  1. What is GDScript?
  2. extends and variables
  3. Function definition
  4. Output with print
  5. Type hints
  6. Summary - GDScript

13 Node and Scene

  1. Node2D and Sprite2D
  2. Saving a scene
  3. Scene instance
  4. The _ready method
  5. The _process method
  6. Summary - Node and Scene

14 Beginner final

  1. Challenge 1: Print a score
  2. Challenge 2: Movement vector
  3. Challenge 3: Godot ready
  4. Challenge 4: Collision log
  5. Challenge 5: Final synthesis