How to Install PyGame on Windows 7 with Enthought Python Distribution Using Pip?

Unable to Install PyGame with Pip: Resolving Installation Issues

Attempting to install PyGame using pip while running Windows 7 with Enthought Python Distribution may encounter the following error:

"Could not install requirement Pygame because of HTTP error HTTP error
400: Bad request for URL ..."

An additional suggestion from Stack Overflow, utilizing the following command, may also result in an error:

pip install hg+http://bitbucket.org/pygame/pygame

Installation Steps Using Pip

To resolve these issues and successfully install PyGame using pip, follow these steps:

1. Install Build Dependencies (Linux only)

sudo apt-get build-dep python-pygame

2. Install Mercurial

Linux:

sudo apt-get install mercurial

Windows:
Download and install a mercurial installer.

3. Install PyGame

pip install hg+http://bitbucket.org/pygame/pygame

If an error occurs regarding "freetype-config: not found," run the following command (Linux only):

sudo apt-get install libfreetype6-dev

Then repeat step 3.

Alternative Installation Method

Alternatively, you can install PyGame without pip using the following steps:

1. Get Source

hg clone https://bitbucket.org/pygame/pygame

2. Build and Install

cd pygame
python setup.py build
sudo python setup.py install

By following these steps, you should be able to successfully install PyGame on your Windows 7 machine with Enthought Python Distribution.

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