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Re: [pygame] newbie who is lost asking for rescue party



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
<shanevanshane@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hi
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> no just downloaded it did not open it as when i was on site saw all these
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> 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.
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> There are some pre release binaries for 64bit windows, and for python 2.7 at
> http://www.lfd.uci.edu/~gohlke/pythonlibs/#pygame
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> and as i said was advised to use the 2,7 version
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> 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
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> ------ 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
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> i also got advice to download the latest version but then is it as supported
> as version 2.7
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> Shane
> From: Owen Rexian <outrexian@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: pygame-users@xxxxxxxx
> Sent: Thursday, October 4, 2012 1:08 AM
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> Subject: Re: [pygame] newbie who is lost asking for rescue party
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> Not 100% sure what the problem is...
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> So you have downloaded the binary, opened it up, and then what?
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> On 4 October 2012 00:05, shane <shanevanshane@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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> Hi
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> totaly a newbie in every sense
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> was told to download 2.7 version but even when i go to instruction page i
> get lost again please some help
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> 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?????
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>  *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
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