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edgy sparrow Nov 15, 2024, 5:49 AM

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what

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was your problem instantly solved or?

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if yes, close it by using !close and if no then uh

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ask your question again then

jovial yoke Nov 15, 2024, 5:50 AM

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no, it wasn't solved

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...

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did it get rid of my mesage, what happened???

edgy sparrow Nov 15, 2024, 5:51 AM

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oh

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did you insert a log / txt / py file to your message

jovial yoke Nov 15, 2024, 5:51 AM

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yeah

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I'm having a problem with installing pygame, I'm trying to do a game project in vscode with python 3.13 and have been having trouble with installing pygame

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first it wasn't recognizing pip, and I fixed that

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but now, I do

py -m install pygame

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and it starts the download but fails

edgy sparrow Nov 15, 2024, 5:52 AM

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and?

jovial yoke Nov 15, 2024, 5:52 AM

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here's the text file

edgy sparrow Nov 15, 2024, 5:52 AM

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whats the error message?

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!pastebin

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edgy sparrow Nov 15, 2024, 5:52 AM

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dont drop your txt file here

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use the pastebin

jovial yoke Nov 15, 2024, 5:54 AM

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https://paste.pythondiscord.com/RICQ

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there we go

edgy sparrow Nov 15, 2024, 5:57 AM

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WHAT

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i have never seen that error before

jovial yoke Nov 15, 2024, 5:57 AM

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me neither

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it's starting to piss me off

edgy sparrow Nov 15, 2024, 5:57 AM

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you should try updating pip

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py -m pip install --upgrade pip setuptools wheel

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that will update all pip setuptools and wheel

jovial yoke Nov 15, 2024, 5:58 AM

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it's already been updated, that's how I got to this point

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my initial problem before coming here was that pip wasn't recognized, thus I updated it

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now it gives me this bs

edgy sparrow Nov 15, 2024, 5:59 AM

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jovial yoke it's already been updated, that's how I got to this point

that makes it harder

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hmm

jovial yoke Nov 15, 2024, 5:59 AM

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right??

edgy sparrow Nov 15, 2024, 5:59 AM

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you on linux, windows, or mac?

jovial yoke Nov 15, 2024, 5:59 AM

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windows

edgy sparrow Nov 15, 2024, 5:59 AM

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oh

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and you sure that you have python in your PATH?

jovial yoke Nov 15, 2024, 5:59 AM

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linux would probably make this so much better I know, but I can't really do that

jovial yoke Nov 15, 2024, 5:59 AM

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edgy sparrow and you sure that you have python in your PATH?

wdym?

edgy sparrow Nov 15, 2024, 6:00 AM

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follow my steps

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youre on windwos 11 right

jovial yoke Nov 15, 2024, 6:00 AM

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yep

edgy sparrow Nov 15, 2024, 6:00 AM

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ok so

jovial yoke Nov 15, 2024, 6:00 AM

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sucks, I know

edgy sparrow Nov 15, 2024, 6:00 AM

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in the search bar next to the start menu

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search "environment variables"

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this search bar

jovial yoke Nov 15, 2024, 6:00 AM

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aight, opened system properties

edgy sparrow Nov 15, 2024, 6:01 AM

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what

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no

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wait

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ok

jovial yoke Nov 15, 2024, 6:01 AM

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edgy sparrow Nov 15, 2024, 6:01 AM

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click "environment variables"

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and send the result

jovial yoke Nov 15, 2024, 6:02 AM

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edgy sparrow Nov 15, 2024, 6:02 AM

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ok

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do you see the "Path" thing located near OS

jovial yoke Nov 15, 2024, 6:03 AM

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yup

edgy sparrow Nov 15, 2024, 6:03 AM

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this part

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click it

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and select edit

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and send the result

jovial yoke Nov 15, 2024, 6:03 AM

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edgy sparrow Nov 15, 2024, 6:03 AM

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oh so python is located in the path huh

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weird

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you shouldn't need to use py -m if your python is set to path

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hold on this might be helpful

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!dashm

crisp tokenBOT Nov 15, 2024, 6:04 AM

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Install packages with `python -m pip`

When trying to install a package via pip, it's recommended to invoke pip as a module: python -m pip install your_package.

Why would we use python -m pip instead of pip?
Invoking pip as a module ensures you know which pip you're using. This is helpful if you have multiple Python versions. You always know which Python version you're installing packages to.

Note
The exact python command you invoke can vary. It may be python3 or py, ensure it's correct for your system.

jovial yoke Nov 15, 2024, 6:04 AM

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huh

edgy sparrow Nov 15, 2024, 6:04 AM

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do you have multiple python versions

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?

jovial yoke Nov 15, 2024, 6:04 AM

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I don't think so...?

edgy sparrow Nov 15, 2024, 6:04 AM

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oh wait that is recommended

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anyways

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so its not problem with yoru system and your path

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python should install dependencies for you if youre tryna install a package

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but in this case its so weird

jovial yoke Nov 15, 2024, 6:05 AM

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coding makes me want to kms, ong (not literally)

edgy sparrow Nov 15, 2024, 6:05 AM

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can you try running py -m pip install --upgrade setuptools wheel

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?

jovial yoke Nov 15, 2024, 6:05 AM

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Requirement already satisfied: setuptools in c:\users\owner\appdata\local\programs\python\python313\lib\site-packages (75.5.0)
Requirement already satisfied: wheel in c:\users\owner\appdata\local\programs\python\python313\lib\site-packages (0.45.0)

edgy sparrow Nov 15, 2024, 6:06 AM

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oh

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the packages arent outdated either

jovial yoke Nov 15, 2024, 6:06 AM

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(╯°□°)╯︵ ┻━┻

edgy sparrow Nov 15, 2024, 6:06 AM

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do you have a venv?

jovial yoke Nov 15, 2024, 6:07 AM

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I do not believe so, no

edgy sparrow Nov 15, 2024, 6:07 AM

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oh

jovial yoke Nov 15, 2024, 6:07 AM

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how do I set one up

edgy sparrow Nov 15, 2024, 6:08 AM

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well

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i am not rlly recommending a venv here

jovial yoke Nov 15, 2024, 6:08 AM

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if that'd help

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aight

edgy sparrow Nov 15, 2024, 6:08 AM

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but pygame might look for SPECIFIC versions of packages

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and in taht case you should probably create a venv

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but if no the no need to

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ok @jovial yoke i got a solution for you

jovial yoke Nov 15, 2024, 6:09 AM

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shockedpika

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lets goooo

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is it to trash my setup and give up

edgy sparrow Nov 15, 2024, 6:09 AM

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if you decide to give up working with pip, then you should try using alternative download methods

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examples include downloading .whl files from the PyPI page

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just give up now, it might be a problem with pip itself and might be fixed later

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try reinstalling python for a last effort

jovial yoke Nov 15, 2024, 6:11 AM

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dam, lmao

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all give that a shot

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thank you, lol

edgy sparrow Nov 15, 2024, 6:12 AM

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i gotta go for now, but will return soon

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dont worry

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and please tell me if those steps did work

jovial yoke Nov 15, 2024, 6:12 AM

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have a good daynight

edgy sparrow Nov 15, 2024, 6:12 AM

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solutions*

jovial yoke Nov 15, 2024, 6:12 AM

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I will

edgy sparrow Nov 15, 2024, 6:12 AM

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ty

jovial yoke Nov 15, 2024, 6:20 AM

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edgy sparrow ty

for when you get back... It worked finally, uninstalling python from my machine completely and reinstalling fixed the problem

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thank you, have a good day/night

edgy sparrow Nov 15, 2024, 7:01 AM

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oh

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okay

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glad it fixed

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@jovial yoke then feel free to close this post using !close in this chat. gl coding henceforth and furthermore!

jovial yoke Nov 15, 2024, 7:19 AM

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!close

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