For more in depth reference, check out the Tutorials section below, check out a video tutorial (I'm a fan of this one), or reference the API documentation by module.

Pygame, as of 1.9, has a camera module that allows you to capture images, watch live streams, and do some basic computer vision. This tutorial covers those use cases.

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In docs/generated, you will find a local copy of the pygame documentation. You can launch this by clicking on index.html or by running the command python -m docs from the pygame folder.

When you import pygame all available pygame submodules are automatically imported. Be aware that some of the pygame modules are considered optional, and may not be available.

Jul 23, 2025 · You’ll get an idea of what Pygame is, how it works and why it’s popular for creating 2D games with Python. We’ll walk through how to set it up on both Windows and MacOS and even …

When you import pygame all available pygame submodules are automatically imported. Be aware that some of the pygame modules are considered optional, and may not be available.

Sep 29, 2024 · If you are just getting started with pygame, you should be able to get started fairly quickly. Pygame comes with many tutorials and introductions. There is also full reference …

Draw several simple shapes to a surface. These functions will work for rendering to any format of surface. Most of the functions take a width argument to represent the size of stroke (thickness) …

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