Best way to install pygame on OS X Lion?

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I tried to install pygame via pip but this fails. Based on my google searches, it sounds like easy_install also fails.

I also checked out: http://www.pygame.org/wiki/MacLionCompile but the solution is incomplete.

I'm running python 2.7.1 bundled with Lion.

Suggestions? Appreciate the help.

score 12 · Accepted Answer · answered Sep 12 '11 at 10:47

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You could try the binary package for Lion, available on the pygame website.

It worked for me (OSX 10.7.1 with bundled Python 2.7.1)

answered Sep 12 '11 at 10:47

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score 8 · Answer 2 · edited May 23 '17 at 12:00

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See the answer from this question: PyGame in a virtualenv on OS X with brew?

Essentially, the PyGame in PyPy hasn't been updated for a while. The version in the repository has updated build scripts that handle Pythonbrew, virtualenv and other utilities.

The pip command to use is:

pip install hg+http://bitbucket.org/pygame/pygame

edited May 23 '17 at 12:00

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answered Jan 21 '13 at 06:22

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You need to install mercurial either via apt-get, brew, etc, or via pip (its a python application). – Rebs Jul 18 '14 at 01:09

score 7 · Answer 3 · answered Apr 12 '12 at 14:27

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Just for the sake of anyone that googles this question, my lab has a wiki set up with instructions for installing Pygame with just about any configuration:

http://smash.psych.nyu.edu/labwiki/PyGameSetup

answered Apr 12 '12 at 14:27

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score 6 · Answer 4 · answered Sep 02 '11 at 21:30

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I had good luck with macports:

Install macports if you don't already have it: http://www.macports.org/
Install python via macports: sudo port install python26. I typed in the command it said at the end to set it as my default python installation. If you don't, then in step 4 you'll have to run the app a different way.
Install pygame: sudo port install py26-game
Run your pygame app: python main.py

answered Sep 02 '11 at 21:30

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I second this approach. See my comment under http://stackoverflow.com/a/15707206/2596664 . (I'm popping my stack of answers in my browser and tying them together to pay it forward.) – Jim L. Jul 27 '13 at 17:51

score 0 · Answer 5 · answered Apr 25 '13 at 19:45

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I have been looking for this for myself and I stumbled upon this build that happens to work. I am using OSX 10.8.3 and python 2.7.

http://inside.catlin.edu/moodle/mod/resource/view.php?id=16736

answered Apr 25 '13 at 19:45

Best way to install pygame on OS X Lion?

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