Add pygame module in PyCharm IDE

Question

I've downloaded pygame-1.9.1release.tar.gz from the Pygame website. I extracted and installed it and it's working fine in the command line Python interpreter in Terminal (Ubuntu). But I want to install it for some IDE, like PyCharm. How can I do it?

Answer 1

I just figured it out!

1. Put the .whl file in C:\Program Files\Anaconda3
2. While in the folder, click on the blue File tab in the upper left corner of the Window Explorer (assuming you're using Windows)
3. Click on Open Windows PowerShell as administrator
4. Write or just copy and paste: py -m pip install pygame
5. It should start installing
6. Done!

I hope it works for you. I know it did for me.

Answer 2

Well, you don't have to download it for PyCharm here. You probably know how it checks your code. Through the interpreter! You don't need to use complex command lines or anything like that. You need to is:

• Download the appropriate interpreter with PyGame included

• Open your PyCharm IDE (Make sure it is up to date)

• Go to File

• Press Settings (Or Ctrl + Alt + S)

• Double click on the option that looks like Project: Name_of_Project

• Click on Project Interpreter

• Choose the interpreter you want to use that includes PyGame as a module

• Save your options

And you are ready to go! Here is an alternate (I have never done this, please try to test it)

• Add PyGame in the same folder as your PyCharm file (Your PyCharm stuff is always in a specific file placed by you during installation/upgrade) Please consider putting your PyCharm stuff inside a folder for easy access.

I hope this helps you!

Answer 3

For PyCharm 2017 do the following:

• File - Settings
• Double click on your project name
• Select Project Interpreter
• Click on green + button on the right side of the window
• Type Pygame in search window
• Click Install package.

Not I'm saying that the answers above won't work, but it might be frustrating to a newbie to do command line magic.

Answer 4

If you are using PyCharm and you are on a Windows 10 machine use the following instructions:

1. Click on the Windows start menu and type cmd and click on the Command Prompt icon.

2. Use the command pushd to navigate to your PyCharm project which should be located in your user folder on the C:\ drive. Example: C:\Users\username\PycharmProjects\project name\venv\Scripts.

   (If you are unsure go to the settings within PyCharm and navigate to the Python Interpreter settings. This should show you the file path for the interpreter that your project is using. Credit to Anthony Pham for instructions to navigate to interpreter settings.)

   HINT: Use copy and paste in the command prompt to paste in the file path.

3. Use the command pip install pygame and the pip program will handle the rest for you.

4. Restart you Pycharm and you should now be able to import pygame

Hope this helps. I had a fun time trying to find out the correct way to get it installed, so hopefully this helps someone out in the future.