🔒 ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'pygame' | Python | Page 1

next notchBOT Mar 25, 2025, 6:20 PM

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@ancient flame

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tender steppe Mar 25, 2025, 6:23 PM

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How are you running your file to get this error? Via "Run" in vsc/PyCharm or manually?

Do you have a venv or .venv folder in your project directory?

ancient flame Mar 25, 2025, 6:23 PM

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IDLE

tender steppe Mar 25, 2025, 6:24 PM

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Okay.
How are you pip installing - what command did you use?

ancient flame Mar 25, 2025, 6:24 PM

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pip install

tender steppe Mar 25, 2025, 6:25 PM

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When you use just pip, it may be that it's pip from other python version than the one you're running your file with
Please do pip --version

ancient flame Mar 25, 2025, 6:25 PM

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pip 25.0.1 from C:\Users\Alejandro\AppData\Local\Packages\PythonSoftwareFoundation.Python.3.12_qbz5n2kfra8p0\LocalCache\local-packages\Python312\site-packages\pip (python 3.12)

tender steppe Mar 25, 2025, 6:26 PM

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Hmmm...
In the idle please run

import sys

print(sys.executable)

ancient flame Mar 25, 2025, 6:27 PM

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C:\Users\Alejandro\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python312\pythonw.exe

tender steppe Mar 25, 2025, 6:29 PM

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Huh. Looks like you have two 3.12 pythons next to each other.
Weird.

Since it's windows, please also do py -0p - let's see all versions it can recognise

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^that command in cmd/powershell, not idle, of course

ancient flame Mar 25, 2025, 6:30 PM

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-V:3.12 * C:\Users\Alejandro\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python312\python.exe

trail willow Mar 25, 2025, 6:32 PM

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~~maybe the package path isnt on PATH~~

tender steppe Mar 25, 2025, 6:32 PM

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ancient flame -V:3.12 * C:\Users\Alejandro\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python312\pyth...

So this recognises the idle version only, ok, weird.

In windows program removal thing in control panel ("add or remove programs" if your windows is in English), could you please look for python?
See if both are shown or only one

ancient flame Mar 25, 2025, 6:33 PM

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i have to uninstall one right?

tender steppe Mar 25, 2025, 6:34 PM

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ancient flame i have to uninstall one right?

Yeah, but which one...
Could you remove both and just install python again? That would be the easiest instead of guessing

ancient flame Mar 25, 2025, 6:35 PM

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ok, i will try

tender steppe Mar 25, 2025, 6:36 PM

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When reinstalling, use the installer downloaded from python.org, do not try to install from Microsoft Store

ancient flame Mar 25, 2025, 6:38 PM

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ok

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i have installed python from python.org but the error remains the same

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@tender steppe

tender steppe Mar 25, 2025, 6:57 PM

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ancient flame i have installed python from python.org but the error remains the same

Well, now you gotta pip install again 😛 because when you uninstalled, it got removed

But instead of just pip, use py -m pip - that will make sure it uses the pip that belongs to whatever python py points to (so the version you just installed)

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Also, pygame-ce is recommended over just pygame. Imports stay the same, just pip command changes to py -m pip install pygame-ce

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CE version is a fork of the original, but is updated more

ancient flame Mar 25, 2025, 7:06 PM

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It works perfectly, thank you so much

next notchBOT Mar 25, 2025, 7:08 PM

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next notchBOT Mar 25, 2025, 8:08 PM

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