Re: [pygame] pygame for portable python

[Lenard Lindstrom <len-l@xxxxxxxxx>]

Andre Krause wrote:
> Marcus von Appen wrote:
>   
> > On, Thu Apr 09, 2009, Andre Krause wrote:
> >
> >     
> > > dear list, i need pygame for
> > >
> > > www.portablepython.com
> > >
> > > i need it for teaching programming to total beginners. i choose python 3.0.1
> > > version of portable python, because it avoids some problems that would confuse
> > > programming beginners ( for example the integer division problem)
> > >
> > > later in the course i introduce pygame and let them program a very simple
> > > breakout like game and a baloon pop game.
> > >
> > > question: is pygame already compatible with python 3.0.1 ?
> > >       
> > No, but the pgreloaded branch is. It lacks some documentation, examples and
> > testing, though.
> >
> > Regards
> > Marcus
> >
> >     
>
> thank you for fast replying. question: would it work to download the branch
> using svn, and then just use the dlls (SDL.dll, jpeg.dll , etc) from the
> official binary releases of pygame ?
>
> (maybe i should just test instead asking ;-) )
>
> thanks anyway for pointing me to the pgreloaded branch.
>   
The Python 2.6 Pygame dependencies are compatible with Python 3. I hope 
to have a new Pygame installer for 2.6 shortly, with updated 
dependencies if necessary. As for using Pygame prebuilts with pgreloaded 
I have had no luck, though it looks like it should use them when available.

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Lenard Lindstrom
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