You can test this by running the which -a python or which -a python3 command from the terminal: If you have multiple versions of Python installed on your system, you need to make sure that you are using the specific version where the pygame module is available. Let’s see how to fix these errors in practice. Your IDE uses a different version of Python from the one that has pygame.You might have pygame installed in a virtual environment, and you are not activating the virtual environment before running your code.You may have multiple versions of Python installed on your system, and you are using a different version of Python than the one where pygame is installed.

There are several reasons why this error can happen: If you still see the error even after installing the module, it means that the pygame module can’t be found in your Python environment. Once the module is installed, you should be able to run the code without receiving this error.

# yum mirror for CentOS/Fedora/Red hat sudo yum install python3-pygame # apt-get mirror for Ubuntu/Debian/Mint sudo apt-get install python3-pygame # if you don't have pip in your PATH: python -m pip install pygame

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