LÖVE

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function love.load()
	make a table (later will be stated as frames_table) = {
		up = { that has
			love.graphics.newQuad(... , ... , ),
			love.graphics.newQuad(... , ... , ),
			...
		},
		down = { quads for
			love.graphics.newQuad(... , ... , ),
			love.graphics.newQuad(... , ... , ),
			...
		},
		left = { every frame
			love.graphics.newQuad(... , ... , ),
			love.graphics.newQuad(... , ... , ),
			...
		},
		right = { with love.graphics.newQuad(... , ... , )
			love.graphics.newQuad(... , ... , ),
			love.graphics.newQuad(... , ... , ),
			...
		}
	}

	animationTimer = 0
	player = {
		x = 10,
		y = 10,
		direction = ""
	} -- Just a random player table to hold values
end

and for love.update(dt)
	if we're moving then
		animationTimer = (animationTimer + 10 * dt) % #frames_table
		-- 10 is your animation speed
		-- % means that animation timer will reset itself and loop
	end

	-- There you can change player direction
	if key == "up" then
		player.y = player.y - 10 * dt and so on
	elseif key == "down" then
	elseif key == "left" then
	elseif key == "right" then
	end
end

easiest part love.draw()
	love.graphics.drawq(sprite_sheet_image, frames_table[player.direction][math.ceil(iterator)], player.x, player.y)
end

-- This is the ugliest part because I didn't think of a better approach
love.keypressed(key)
	if key == "up" or key == "down" or key == "left" or key == "right" then
		player.direction = key
		we're moving = true
	end
end

love.keyreleased(key)
	if (key == "up" or key == "down" or key == "left" or key == "right") and player.direction == key then
		--player.direction = key
		we're moving = false
	end
end

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a_table = {'Something', 'Something else'} --Here I created a table with the string 'Something' at the index/position 1 and 'Something else' at the index/position 2
a_table.index = 'Another thing' --Here I put the string 'Another thing' at the index 'index', in the table 'a_table'
print(a_table[1]) --This will print the string 'something', because "a_table[1]" is like saying "Use the data at the index 1 in the table a_table"
print(a_table.index) --This will print 'Another thing', because "a_table.index" is like saying "Use the data at the index "index" (it's a string, not a variable, if you use the dot notation) in the table a_table"
print(a_table['index']) --this is like the above