Cannot import pygame, get error instead

Asked Mar 12 '13 at 06:53

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I am attempting to use Pygame for the first time, and did a manual install using python setup.py install, but when I try to import it I end up with this message.

>>> import pygame
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "<stdin>", line 1, in <module>
  File "/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7/lib/python2.7/site-packages/pygame/__init__.py", line 127, in <module>
    from pygame.base import *
ImportError: dlopen(/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7/lib/python2.7/site-packages/pygame/base.so, 2): Symbol not found: _SDL_EnableUNICODE
  Referenced from: /Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7/lib/python2.7/site-packages/pygame/base.so
  Expected in: flat namespace
 in /Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7/lib/python2.7/site-packages/pygame/base.so

asked Mar 12 '13 at 06:53

Saxophlutist

check this https://bitbucket.org/pygame/pygame/issue/47/pygamebase-raises-importerror – avasal Mar 12 '13 at 07:48
What OS are you using??? – pradyunsg Mar 12 '13 at 11:03
I am using OS X 10.8.2. – Saxophlutist Mar 12 '13 at 19:34
Did you install python or is it the system install of it? – ninMonkey Mar 14 '13 at 00:09
I installed Python 2.7 myself. – Saxophlutist Mar 14 '13 at 07:51
heya, having the same exact problem, also installed python 2.7 myself. did anyone resolve this issue? thanks. – Eric Jan 25 '14 at 06:37

Cannot import pygame, get error instead

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