Unable to install Pygame using pip
PythonPygameInstallationPipPython Problem Overview
I'm trying to install Pygame. I am running Windows 7 with Enthought Python Distribution. I successfully installed pip, but when I try to install Pygame using pip, I get the following error:
> "Could not install requirement Pygame because of HTTP error HTTP error > 400: Bad request for URL ..."
I can't find anything about this issue with a Google search, but I did find another Stack Overflow question that prompted the asker to use the following command:
pip install hg+http://bitbucket.org/pygame/pygame
This gave me the following error:
Cannot find command hg
I'm not sure what else to do, as everything I find with a Google search is for Mac, so I don't know how well I can follow those instructions on Windows.
Python Solutions
Solution 1 - Python
Steps to install PyGame using pip
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Install build dependencies (on linux):
sudo apt-get build-dep python-pygame -
Install mercurial to use
hg(on linux):sudo apt-get install mercurialOn Windows you can use the installer: Download
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Use pip to install PyGame:
pip install hg+http://bitbucket.org/pygame/pygameIf the above gives
freetype-config: not founderror (on Linux), then trysudo apt-get install libfreetype6-devand then repeat 3.
Alternative way:
# Grab source
hg clone https://bitbucket.org/pygame/pygame
# Finally build and install
cd pygame
python setup.py build
sudo python setup.py install
Solution 2 - Python
Try doing this:
sudo apt-get install mercurial
sudo pip install hg+http://bitbucket.org/pygame/pygame
Solution 3 - Python
An update to this may be required, as it stands in version 1.9.1 it should simply install using:
pip install pygame
However, it look like there is a bug with their pypi repository, see: https://bitbucket.org/pygame/pygame/issues/59/pygame-has-no-pypi-page-and-cant-be
So, if you want the most recent release, you have to point directly at the ftp file ala:
pip install http://www.pygame.org/ftp/pygame-1.9.1release.tar.gz
I suppose this will be fixed in the 1.9.2 release but for now this works.
I would note that the answer supplied by Pratyush works as well, but requires the user to install mercurial if they don't have it and downloads the trunk version, so really, not ideal unless you absolutely need it.
Solution 4 - Python
Caveat: I'm not familiar with the Enthought Distribution, so this might not help.
As you're trying to install on Windows, if you don't want to have to mess around with C compilers, there are pre-built binary wheels for pygame here: http://www.lfd.uci.edu/~gohlke/pythonlibs/#pygame
Select a package appropriate to you python version[0] and Windows architecture [1]. Download to C:\Users\User\Download\pip install E:\env\pygame-1.9.2a0-cp27-none-win_amd64.whl and install with pip install E:\env\pygame-1.9.2a0-cp27-none-win_amd64.whl
Mercurial binaries can be found on the same page, if you would like to install from source. This method would mean compiling pygame from source, for which you probably want to use this compiler package.
[0] python --version
[1] powershell "gwmi win32_operatingsystem | select osarchitecture"
Solution 5 - Python
Install on MAC:
brew install homebrew/python/pygame
Solution 6 - Python
The command below worked for me on Mac OS X El Capitan:
pip3 install pygame
Solution 7 - Python
Try
python3 -m pip install -U pygame --user
This worked twice for me on windows 7 and windows 10
Solution 8 - Python
Just
sudo pip install pygame
worked for me
Solution 9 - Python
Had this issue on macOS Sierra, where apt-get doesn't work.
Managed to solve the issue through the following steps:
First I had to install the Mercurial via Brew:
brew install mercurial
Then, I had to install Pygame dependencies:
brew install sdl sdl_image sdl_mixer sdl_ttf smpeg portmidi
Finally I used pip3 to install Pygame:
pip3 install pygame
Hope this helps!
Solution 10 - Python
The most current, the best way to install pygame is always available at: https://www.pygame.org/wiki/GettingStarted
How to use pip depends on the operating system. So unless you have always updated and tested answers for 15 different operating systems then just send people to that page. All answers to this question are wrong for various different operating systems.
Currently, for windows, this is the way to install it in the cmd prompt. (If you already have pip installed, and people know what pip is... best just send people to the GettingStarted page).
py -m pip install pygame --user
Solution 11 - Python
I did use these instructions https://www.pygame.org/wiki/GettingStarted"> here from the official site.
But i had to change the python3 part of the command to just py.
Solution 12 - Python
I have never used Enthought distribution, but you could try to use Anaconda distribution which is also great too.
Anaconda Distribution (Any OS):
From the docs:
> Update conda to the current version. > Type the following:
conda update conda
> > If a newer version of conda is available, type y to update: > Proceed ([y]/n)? y > > Check to see if a package you have not installed named > “pygame” is available from the Anaconda repository (must be > connected to the Internet): >
conda search pygame
> Conda displays a list of all packages with > that name on the Anaconda repository, so we know it is available. > > Install this package into the current environment: >
conda install pygame
> Check to see if the newly installed > program is in this environment:
conda list
Install on Windows (both python 2.7 and 3.7):
pip install pygame
Install on raspberry pi:
sudo pip3 install pygame (python 3.7)
sudo pip install pygame (python 2.7)
Solution 13 - Python
Try: python -m pip install pygame
Or: py -m pip install pygame
Solution 14 - Python
I think if you go to Command Prompt and type
py -m pip install pygame
that's what works for me
Solution 15 - Python
Try pip install pygame or pip3 install pygame.
These should work for you.
If this does not work for you put -m before pip and python before
-m.
If putting -m does not work try reinstalling python
Solution 16 - Python
Here is a way: sudo install pygame Rasberry pi has it ready-installed
Solution 17 - Python
If you are working on windows, the command below should work fine
pip install pygame
If you are working on Linux, the command below should work fine
sudo apt-get install python-pygame
Solution 18 - Python
Type this in command prompt
pip install pygame
or
py -m pip install pygame
Solution 19 - Python
WINDOWS
If you are on a windows 10 device then you should use this command but first make sure you have Python installed from https://python.org, if you do run this in command prompt
py --version
and then whatever version it says you have (which you downloaded) keep it in mind we will use it later for now just incase try to upgrade pip incase you are on a outdated version I will be using 3.9 for the version for the rest of this as an example
py -3.9 -m pip --upgrade pip
After that if you have it already satisfied or it upgraded run this command in command prompt
py -3.9 -m pip install pygame
And wait for it to download And to make sure it worked run this
py -3.9 -m pygame --version
If it shows the version you downloaded it!
MacOS
For MacOS do the same but then run this command to install it
python3 -m pip install -U pygame --user
or if it wont work
py -3.9 -m pip install -U pygame --user ( or just pip3 )
to see if it worked run this
python3 -m pygame.examples.aliens
or
py -3.9 -m pygame.examples.aliens
I hope this helped
Solution 20 - Python
Try doing this for python3:
python3 -m pip install pygame==1.9.6
and this for python2:
python -m pip install pygame==1.9.6
Solution 21 - Python
Install python 3.8 from python.org Then install pygame (2.0) like this pip install pygame==2.0.0.dev10
Solution 22 - Python
To install pygame with pip, use the following commands in the Command Prompt on Windows.
py -m pip download pygame
then...
py -m pip install pygame
You only have to do the download pygame one if it doesn't work when you use the install pygame command by itself.
You type py -m to show that it is using the module pip, which can be accessed through the command prompt.
This is for Windows. For Mac OS, use python -m pip install pygame
Solution 23 - Python
You don't have to type in the entire url. Just simply go to command prompt (windows) or terminal (mac) and then type in:
[windows] pip install pygame
[mac] python -m install pygame
hopefully that works :)
Solution 24 - Python
Make sure script path is registered in environment variables, Make sure the python path is registered in environment variables, also you dont have to enter entire url just write like this(windows only I dont use mac)
pip
pip install pygame
hope it work
Solution 25 - Python
I know that there are already lot's of answers, but if you want to download a specific version of pygame, you can use pip:
pip install pygame==1.9.6
Pygame 1.9.6 is the latest version at the time of writing.
Solution 26 - Python
command to install pygame is:
pip install pygame
run it in command prompt