Hello Denis,
I use Kubuntu and know that this is doable.
A quick question: are you trying to use Pygame from Python 3 or Python 2?
Because the “python-pygame” package that Lucas mentioned will only work under
Python 2.x.
If you need to use Pygame under Python 3, you’ll need to install a new
repository, like this one:
https://launchpad.net/~thopiekar/+archive/ubuntu/pygame[1]
Then you’ll be able to apt-get install python3-pygame.
As a side note, you may already be aware that there’s a Perlin Noise Generator
contribution for Pygame here:
http://www.pygame.org/project-Perlin+Noise+Generator-1044-.html[2]
Good luck!
~ Michael
On Fri : Jan 23, 2015 1:27:28 PM you wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I am new to the list. My present project is to try several methods of game
> map
> generation (perlin noise, cellular automatons, etc...) and for now barely use
> pygame as "visualiser" (just because I could not find a nicer graphics lib,
> neither for python now for any other lang I know).
>
> I have just installed pygame on a computer running Ubuntu (actually Lubuntu,
> but
> this should not change anything, I guess), using the std package manager. Now,
> import pygame
> fails with the usual
> ImportError: No module named 'pygame'
> I tried to (re)install using apt-get directly, but the command does not find
> a
> package 'pygame' (despite the fact that the 'Universe' repository is well
> activated).
>
> What am I doing wrong? I do not know what else to try.
>
> I take the opportunity to ask about python 2 vs python 3 when using pygame (I
> tried both: no difference on the error).
>
> Thank you,
> denis
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[1] https://launchpad.net/~thopiekar/+archive/ubuntu/pygame
[2] http://www.pygame.org/project-Perlin+Noise+Generator-1044-.html
