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Re: [Python-modules-team] pygame and python 3

Hi Vincent,

On 15-04-29 03:34 AM, Vincent Cheng wrote:

Hi Lenard,

First off, thanks for all your work on pygame!

On Thu, Apr 16, 2015 at 9:26 PM, Lenard Lindstrom <len-l@telus.net> wrote:

Hi,

Pygame supported python3 since before version 1.9.0 in 2009. All Pygame code
is written to work with either Python 2.x or 3.x. So building Pygame for
python3 is the same as for python2. Just use "python3 setup.py build"
instead of "python setup.py build". Installation is also the same. For
Pygame 1.9.2, which I
test against Python 2.7 and 3.4 on i386 Linux Mint, python3 support is
complete.

So if a stable Pygame package already exists for python2, adapting it for
python3 should be straight forward. Let me know if some Pygame bug causes
problems and I will deal with it promptly.

Thanks for the effort in keeping Pygame in Linux.

Just to confirm, does the latest stable pygame release (1.9.1)
actually support python3? Because back when I initially prepared
python3 pygame 1.9.1 packages for Debian a few years back, I recall
that I was able to build it, but just importing pygame with a python3
interpreter resulted in an error. 1.9.2pre works great though.

Is there a rough estimate of when 1.9.2 is expected to be released, by
the way, or is it more along the lines of "it'll be done when it's
done"? ;)

Regards,
Vincent
I checked Pygame 1.9.1 with Python 3.4 and see where the problem is. Pygame 1.9.1 was built and tested on an earlier Python 3 release. Basically, the early effort on Python 3 went towards the language upgrade. The C api was slower to follow. So Python 3 is basically a moving target for extension module developers. I suppose Pygame 1.9.1 could be updated for Python 3.4, but is it worth it?
For practical purposes, Pygame 1.9.2 is in the beta stage of testing. I see no new features or rewrites happening before the formal release, just bug fixes. Basically the delay in release is one of logistics, getting a new automated build site for Windows and OS X. But for Linux, specifically Linux Mint 17.1 Cinnamon 32-bit (Ubuntu 14.04.2 LTS, Trusty Tahr), it passes the unit tests. Other than some document editing, I think it is as ready as it will ever be for a Linux release. As for the date of the formal release, that is up to the project administrator, René Dudfield. 

Wish I could be more specific,
Lenard
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