How to install pygame via python pip

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When you know about this project and you want to new install pygame to support your project or you get trouble as ModuleNotFoundError: No module named "pygame" or ImportError: cannot import name "pygame" in your project, let follow this tutorial to install pygame

Installation:

Step 1: First, ensure you installed pip in your os, to check pip has been installed on your computer

In Windows (CMD):

py -m pip --version

In Unix/macOS:

python3 -m pip --version

Ensure pip, setuptools, and wheel are up to date:

In Windows (CMD):

py -m pip install --upgrade pip setuptools wheel

In Unix/macOS:

python3 -m pip install --upgrade pip setuptools wheel

py -m pip install --user virtualenv

py -m venv test_pygame_env

test_pygame_env\Scripts\active

pip3 install virtualenv

python3 -m venv test_pygame_env

source test_pygame_env/bin/active

Step 2: OK, now, let flow below content to start the installation pygame

To install pygame on Windows(CMD):

py -m pip install pygame

To install pygame on Unix/macOs:

pip install pygame

Step 3: If you want to install a specific pygame version, add ==<pygame version> to the end command line

Example:

pip install pygame==1.7.1

Please see the version list below table:

py -m pip install pygame==2.1.2

pip install pygame==2.1.2

py -m pip install pygame==2.1.1

pip install pygame==2.1.1

py -m pip install pygame==2.1.0

pip install pygame==2.1.0

py -m pip install pygame==2.0.3

pip install pygame==2.0.3

py -m pip install pygame==2.0.2

pip install pygame==2.0.2

py -m pip install pygame==2.0.1

pip install pygame==2.0.1

py -m pip install pygame==2.0.0

pip install pygame==2.0.0

py -m pip install pygame==1.9.6

pip install pygame==1.9.6

py -m pip install pygame==1.9.5

pip install pygame==1.9.5

py -m pip install pygame==1.9.4

pip install pygame==1.9.4

py -m pip install pygame==1.9.3

pip install pygame==1.9.3

py -m pip install pygame==1.9.2

pip install pygame==1.9.2

py -m pip install pygame==1.8.1

pip install pygame==1.8.1

py -m pip install pygame==1.8.0

pip install pygame==1.8.0

py -m pip install pygame==1.7.1

pip install pygame==1.7.1

Step 4: Otherwise, you can install pygame from local archives:

Download the distribution file from pygame-2.1.2.tar.gz or the specific pygame version in the below list of distribution

After that, install by command:

On Windows(CMD):

py -m pip install <path_to_pygame_downloaded_file>

On Unix/macOs:

pip install <path_to_pygame_downloaded_file>

List distribution:

Project link:

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