looks like the sysfont module is failing in some way... Can you please run: python -m pygame.tests.__main__
and let me know what is failing? cheers, On Sat, Sep 12, 2009 at 12:12 AM, Bill Coderre <b...@mac.com> wrote: > So I am running Mac OS X 10.6.1 on a MacBook Air. I can't QUITE get PyGame > working. This might be something that changed out from under me, but if so, > it also breaks the sample program ants.py in chapter 7 of BPWPAP > 1) I installed Python 2.6.2 from python.org > 2) I installed the pygame 1.9.1 for py 2.6 for 10.5 zip: > http://pygame.org/ftp/pygame-1.9.1release-py2.6-macosx10.5.zip > 3) I cd to the directory with my game launcher, and run it, and get the > following errors: > > [airboat:Programming/Pythons/PlantLand.activity] bcbc% python run.py > 2009-09-11 13:50:41.219 Python[781:607] Warning once: This application, or a > library it uses, is using NSQuickDrawView, which has been deprecated. Apps > should cease use of QuickDraw and move to Quartz. > Traceback (most recent call last): > File "run.py", line 10, in <module> > world.run(40,True) > File > "/Users/bcbc/Desktop/Programming/Pythons/PlantLand.activity/world.py", line > 11, in run > font = pygame.font.SysFont(default_font, 24) > File > "/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.6/lib/python2.6/site-packages/pygame/sysfont.py", > line 555, in SysFont > initsysfonts() > File > "/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.6/lib/python2.6/site-packages/pygame/sysfont.py", > line 522, in initsysfonts > fonts = initsysfonts_darwin() > File > "/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.6/lib/python2.6/site-packages/pygame/sysfont.py", > line 422, in initsysfonts_darwin > _search_osx_font_paths(fonts) > UnboundLocalError: local variable 'fonts' referenced before assignment > > Here is the code running up to the error: > > def run(framerate,doCrossfade): > pygame.init() > screen = pygame.display.set_mode(DISPLAY_SIZE, 0, 32) > startSurface = pygame.Surface(DISPLAY_SIZE, 0, depth=32) > endSurface = pygame.Surface(DISPLAY_SIZE, 0, depth=32) > default_font = pygame.font.get_default_font() > font = pygame.font.SysFont(default_font, 24) > > So it looks like default_font is getting set, but then > pygame.font.SysFont(default_font,24) is failing deep inside the works > somewhere. > > 4) just typing "python" produces seemingly correct behavior: > > [airboat:Programming/Pythons/PlantLand.activity] bcbc% python > Python 2.6.2 (r262:71600, Apr 16 2009, 09:17:39) > [GCC 4.0.1 (Apple Computer, Inc. build 5250)] on darwin > Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information. >>>> 2+2 > 4 > > Thank you as always! >
