Why the heck is this not working

[Windspar]

1. pygame.key.get_pressed() get all key states. Either pygame.event.get() or pygame.event.pump() must be run before call this.

2. Your using key states in event loop.

while True:
    for event in pygame.event.get():
        if event.type == pygame.KEYDOWN:
            if event.key == pygame.K_w:
                print("w is pressed")
            elif event.key == pygame.K_s:
                print("s is pressed")

3. Using key states.

while True:
    for event in pygame.event.get():
        if event.type == pygame.QUIT:
            pass

    pressed = pygame.key.get_pressed()
    if pressed[pygame.K_w]:
        print("w is pressed")