> On Thu, Apr 12, 2007 at 11:05:34PM -0400, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >> >> >> >> But it doesn't work. >> >> >> > >> > Never say these words as your only explanation when you post code. >> > >> > Say "But when I try running it, I get an error message that says >> > blahblahblah and I don't understand what that means" >> > >> > or "But when I try to run it (detailed description) happens" >> > >> > or "but when I try to run it absolutely nothing happens. How do i et >> > more information about what went wrong?" >> > >> Alright I tried fixing the error so I typed this in notepad: >> >> import sys, pygame >> >> pygame.init() >> size = width, height = 320, 240 >> speed = [2, 2] >> black = 0, 0, 0 >> >> screen = pygame.display.set_mode(size) >> >> while 1: >> for event in pygame.event.get(): >> if event.type == pygame.QUIT: sys.exit() >> >> screen.fill(black) >> pygame.display.flip() >> >> Alright so when I run the "game.py" the console says error syntax then I >> can't read the rest because the console window closes automatically. I >> have the slightest idea on whats wrong. >> > > Ah! Now we are getting somewhere! :) > > That closing console window is a real pain, isn't it? > > I would reccomend a couple possible options to make your error message > readable. > > 1) If you are comfortable with the CMD prompt, use it. You can change > into the directory where your python file is, and run > > python game.py > > and any error messages will be readable because the console doesn't > close when you run that way. > > 2) Make a little batch file called TEST.BAT with two lines in it like > > python game.py > pause > > and then run that to test your game. the "pause" batch command will make > the console window wait for a keypress before it vanishes > > 3) Get a python editor. I like DrPython from > http://drpython.sf.net/ and I have heard lots of good things about > eclipse+pydev. I'm sure that others on this list can suggest other > editors. > > --- > James Paige > Something has to be wrong with my python because evertything I try throws errors. For instance:
try: import sys except: print "Couldn't import sys.\n"; try: import pygame except: print "couldn't import pygame\n"; pygame.init() size = width, height = 320, 240 speed = [2, 2] black = 0, 0, 0 screen = pygame.display.set_mode(size) while 1: for event in pygame.event.get(): if event.type == pygame.QUIT: sys.exit() screen.fill(black) pygame.display.flip() It says invalid syntax then a carrt(^) points up to "try:" Does python latest version work with pygame?(is there a later version of python released/where can I download it at?