Optimize full_text setter to skip redundant updates

adafruit · Nov 5, 2024 · f237d6c · f237d6c
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commit f237d6c
Showing 1 changed file with 4 additions and 3 deletions.
diff --git a/adafruit_display_text/scrolling_label.py b/adafruit_display_text/scrolling_label.py
@@ -141,9 +141,10 @@ def full_text(self) -> str:
     def full_text(self, new_text: str) -> None:
         if new_text and new_text[-1] != " ":
             new_text = "{} ".format(new_text)
-        self._full_text = new_text
-        self.current_index = 0
-        self.update(True)
+        if new_text != self._full_text:
+            self._full_text = new_text
+            self.current_index = 0
+            self.update(True)
 
     @property
     def text(self):