def previous()

in pachi_py/pachi/tools/sgflib/sgflib.py [0:0]


	def previous(self):
		""" Moves the 'Cursor' to & returns the previous 'Node'. Raises
			'GameTreeEndError' if the start of a branch is exceeded."""
		if self.index - 1 >= 0:					# more main line?
			self.index = self.index - 1
		elif self.stack:						# were we in a variation?
			self.gametree = self.stack.pop()
			self.index = len(self.gametree) - 1
		else:
			raise GameTreeEndError
		self.node = self.gametree[self.index]
		self.nodenum = self.nodenum - 1
		self._setChildren()
		self._setFlags()
		return self.node