#find the longer line
if rect.w >= rect.h:
    testLen = rect.w * 2
else:
    testLen = rect.h * 2

for scale in xrange(testLen):
    #scale the fixedDir outward
    scaledDir = tools.vectors.scale(
                                    direction,
                                    scale)

    pCV = [int(f) for f in scaledDir]

    pCV = tuple(pCV)

    #if it hits a rect
    for side in rectSides:

        #test if the pCV point collides with the sides of the rectangle
        lineRectCollision = side.collidepoint(
                                pCV)

        if lineRectCollision:
            collidePoint = pCV