#🔒 pygame.error: video system not initialized

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@frank mason

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frank mason
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I've been trying to make this game for my assignment but no matter how many times I re write the code or try a different method, I will always come back to this same problem

One this I also noticed is that the import sys is greyed out which I can't figure out how to fix

Full Error:

Traceback (most recent call last):
File "Trajectory", line 92, in <module>
for event in pygame.event.get():
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
pygame.error: video system not initialized

versed musk
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show the code

frank mason
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Did it not send?

versed musk
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nope

frank mason
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tf

versed musk
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I can only see the error u wrote

frank mason
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that work?

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Could i just dm it to you, or is there another way I have to provide it on the server.

versed musk
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use this to show code

frank mason
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like that?

versed musk
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yeah

frank mason
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Awesome, duly noted thanks

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Yeah, this is the import sys in my code

versed musk
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why are you using sys?

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in the code

frank mason
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Do i not need it?

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I was led to beleive it was required for the drag and drog functions to work. That and to fix this error

versed musk
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no, if it was needed it wouldnt be greyed out (grey colour are for module u import but never use in your code)

frank mason
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yeah

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Well, i guess i'll get rid of it now then. How do i fix that error?

versed musk
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what is the display size of the device u are using?

frank mason
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1920 by 1080

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16 : 9

versed musk
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backspace the last line

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its working

frank mason
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No error

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but black screen

versed musk
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so u cant see the images u are using?

frank mason
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the title screen background and the start button

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I can click where the start button would be and the phase changes as it would

versed musk
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are all the images actually present in the path u provided?

frank mason
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yes, they are

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If i reverted my code, they would work

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But it seems when I get to the drag and drop part of writing my code, it does this

versed musk
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can u try this and tell

frank mason
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IndentationError: expected an indented block after 'for' statement on line 118

versed musk
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oh yeah indent the if after the for loop using space or tab

frank mason
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so like this?

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Traceback (most recent call last):
File "Trajectory", line 139, in <module>
team_health_text = font.render(f"Health: {pet.health}", True, (255, 255, 255))
^^^^
NameError: name 'font' is not defined. Did you mean: 'float'?

versed musk
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did u initialized the font u were going to use?

frank mason
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wdym

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I wasn't gonna set a font

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I think chatgpt did that bit

versed musk
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ah well since u are using font.render to display text u need to initialize it before

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Initialize the font

font = pygame.font.Font(None, 36)

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this is just an example

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u can set it according the game u want to create

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and add it before the while loop

frank mason
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Sorry i was gone for a bit

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aight i've used ur example

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but now the reroll button is broken.

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I think it's this

Name 'mouse_pos' can be undefined

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