Hey Shane, you can install the Python 2.7 version later if you need it. I'd advise going ahead with Python 3 (as Pygame works with it) because the differences aren't that big. You want to learn the new version of Python instead of spending time learning the old one. When you need a library that requires Python 2, then you can switch back. (You can have multiple versions of python installed at the same time with no problem.)
-Al On Thu, Oct 4, 2012 at 4:17 PM, Dan Uznanski <duznan...@gmail.com> wrote: > get python 2.7.3 32bit and pygame 1.9.1 built against 2.7. > > On Thu, Oct 4, 2012 at 2:14 PM, SHANE VAN STRAATEN > <shanevansh...@yahoo.com> wrote: > > Hi > > > > no just downloaded it did not open it as when i was on site saw all these > > other files > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > pygame-1.9.1.win32-py2.7.msi 3.1MB > > pygame-1.9.1release.win32-py2.4.exe 3MB > > pygame-1.9.1release.win32-py2.5.exe 3MB > > pygame-1.9.1.win32-py2.5.msi 3MB > > pygame-1.9.1.win32-py2.6.msi 3MB > > pygame-1.9.2a0.win32-py2.7.msi 6.4MB > > pygame-1.9.1.win32-py3.1.msi 3MB > > pygame-1.9.2a0.win32-py3.2.msi 6.4MB > > (optional) Numeric for windows python2.5 (note: Numeric is old, best to > use > > numpy) http://rene.f0o.com/~rene/stuff/Numeric-24.2.win32-py2.5.exe > > windows 64bit users note: use the 32bit python with this 32bit pygame. > > > > There are some pre release binaries for 64bit windows, and for python > 2.7 at > > http://www.lfd.uci.edu/~gohlke/pythonlibs/#pygame > > > > and as i said was advised to use the 2,7 version > > > > so thats when i kinda got confused and then there were other files om > anothr > > page that said they had no scource code like the file i downloaded > > > > ------ so as you have gone through what i must learn and im not looking > to > > make a smash game more rpg and small to start and get expierence what do > > you suggest if you had to start from the beginning > > > > i also got advice to download the latest version but then is it as > supported > > as version 2.7 > > > > Shane > > From: Owen Rexian <outrex...@gmail.com> > > To: pygame-users@seul.org > > Sent: Thursday, October 4, 2012 1:08 AM > > > > Subject: Re: [pygame] newbie who is lost asking for rescue party > > > > Not 100% sure what the problem is... > > > > So you have downloaded the binary, opened it up, and then what? > > > > On 4 October 2012 00:05, shane <shanevansh...@yahoo.com> wrote: > > > > Hi > > > > totaly a newbie in every sense > > > > was told to download 2.7 version but even when i go to instruction page i > > get lost again please some help > > > > i downloaded python-2.7.3 exe (15.5mb) what else do i need and where di i > > get it because there is a heck of a lot of files that i dont know what > they > > mean or their purpose and it also talks of no scource code????? > > > > *Windows Binary Installer* > > This is probably the most popular method of installation. If you are > running > > on windows, it is highly recommended you use this form of installing. The > > installers come with with nearly everything you need, and have an easy > point > > and click installers. > > The first thing you will need is an installation of Python. Python binary > > installers make it easy to get this done. Pygame binaries usually come > for > > the latest 2 releases of Python, so you'll want to be fairly up to date. > > Once that is in place, you want to download the appropriate windows > binary. > > From the pygame downloads page you can find the .EXE file you need. This > > will automatically install all of pygame and all the SDL dependencies. > The > > windows binaries have filenames like this; > > "http://www3.telus.net/len_l/pygame-1.8.0release.win32-py2.5.msi";. This > > would be the installer for pygame version 1.8.0, for Python version 2.5. > You > > shouldn't have trouble finding the correct binary from the "Windows" > section > > of the download page. http://www.pygame.org/download.shtml. > > You will also probably want to install the windows documentation and > > installation package. This will add easy links to the different > > documentation and games that come with pygame. The installer for this is > > found next to the other windows binary downloads. The filename looks like > > this; "pygame-docs-1.8.0.exe". And this would install the documentation > and > > examples for pygame-1.8.0 > > One other thing the windows binaries are missing is the Numeric or numpy > > Python packages. You can easily install this separately and it will allow > > you to use the pygame "surfarray" module. This module is optional, so > there > > is no need to do this. There are binary installers from the Numeric > download > > page. http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=1369. A > Numeric > > for Windows python 2.5 can be found on the download page: > > http://www.pygame.org/download.shtml. > > Numpy is newer than Numeric, so you should probably use that... however > both > > are not entirely compatible. Instead of numpy you can also use > PixelArray, > > which is built into pygame > > > > > > > > > > -- > > View this message in context: > > > http://pygame-users.25799.n6.nabble.com/newbie-who-is-lost-asking-for-rescue-party-tp209.html > > Sent from the pygame-users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. > > > > > > > > >
