Cannot install Pygame python 3.9.2

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I am trying to install Pygame and this message shows up:

WARNING: Retrying (Retry(total=4, connect=None, read=None, redirect=None, status=None)) after connection broken by 'ReadTimeoutError("HTTPSConnectionPool(host='pypi.org', port=443): Read timed out. (read timeout=15)")': /simple/pygame/
WARNING: Retrying (Retry(total=3, connect=None, read=None, redirect=None, status=None)) after connection broken by 'ReadTimeoutError("HTTPSConnectionPool(host='pypi.org', port=443): Read timed out. (read timeout=15)")': /simple/pygame/
WARNING: Retrying (Retry(total=2, connect=None, read=None, redirect=None, status=None)) after connection broken by 'ReadTimeoutError("HTTPSConnectionPool(host='pypi.org', port=443): Read timed out. (read timeout=15)")': /simple/pygame/
WARNING: Retrying (Retry(total=1, connect=None, read=None, redirect=None, status=None)) after connection broken by 'ReadTimeoutError("HTTPSConnectionPool(host='pypi.org', port=443): Read timed out. (read timeout=15)")': /simple/pygame/
WARNING: Retrying (Retry(total=0, connect=None, read=None, redirect=None, status=None)) after connection broken by 'ReadTimeoutError("HTTPSConnectionPool(host='pypi.org', port=443): Read timed out. (read timeout=15)")': /simple/pygame/
ERROR: Could not find a version that satisfies the requirement pygame (from versions: none)
ERROR: No matching distribution found for pygame

I am using python 3.9.2

Okay, so did you *read* this message? Did you *try to make sense* out of it? In particular, where it says stuff like `ReadTimeoutError` and `connection broken`, and `Read timed out.`, does that suggest that maybe the problem has to do with your internet connection? — Karl Knechtel, Mar 24 '21 at 12:46
it has nothing to do with the network its that pygame doesnt support python3.9 — TERMINATOR, Mar 24 '21 at 12:52
Are you doing `pip install pygame` or `python3 -m pip install pygame` and do you also have python2 installed and what is your OS — TERMINATOR, Mar 25 '21 at 06:37

D_00 · Answer 1 · 2021-03-24T12:51:31.753

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Your message says that:

after connection broken by 'ReadTimeoutError("HTTPSConnectionPool(host='pypi.org', port=443): Read timed out. (read timeout=15)")

You probably would install pygame with the Command Prompt (with pip)
But pip is a module that downloads modules from Pypi.org.

So, your computer probably failed to download the library.
This issue is caused by a poor Internet access.

How to remedy this:

1. Pip seems not to be working correctly with Python 3.9 so you should 1. upgrade pip or 2. downgrade Python to a working version.

2. I this doesn't solve your problem, try these ideas related to your connection

Check your Internet connection and retry
Maybe you use a proxy: override
The timed out error can be overridden by typing this in the Command Prompt: pip --default-timeout=1000 install [PACKAGENAME]
It also can be a firewall error, but again you can override it like that.

edited Mar 24 '21 at 12:51

answered Mar 24 '21 at 12:34

D_00

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the problem isnt pip it is that pyagem cant run on 3.9 – TERMINATOR Mar 24 '21 at 12:47
I don't know I just read the error where it says "ReadTimeoutError" and "connection broken" - Maybe there are 2 problems at the same time – D_00 Mar 24 '21 at 12:48
Are you insane its not the internet its that thee is no stable version for `python3.9` – TERMINATOR Mar 24 '21 at 12:53
the timout is a result of `ERROR: Could not find a version that satisfies the requirement pygame (from versions: none)` not a networking problem – TERMINATOR Mar 24 '21 at 13:00
Indeed - if pip can't fin any version, then it searches indefinitely. – D_00 Mar 24 '21 at 13:02

TERMINATOR · Answer 2 · 2021-03-27T09:06:47.390

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Solution

The most important part of the error message is:

ERROR: Could not find a version that satisfies the requirement pygame (from versions: none)
ERROR: No matching distribution found for pygame

You get this because pip can't find a stable version of pygame that is compatible with python3.9 from PyPi.The rest of the error message is a timout that happens because pip tries indefinitely to find a match but always comes up empty.

These are your options:

Wait for support to be added for Python3.9

Install the unsupported development verion like so:

pip install pygame==2.0..0.dev22

OR

python -3.9 -m pip install pygame

You can roll back your version to ptyhon3.8 or earlier.

edited Mar 27 '21 at 09:06

answered Mar 24 '21 at 12:38

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You should [upgrade](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/15221473/how-do-i-update-pip-itself-from-inside-my-virtual-environment/15223296#15223296) pip - It works fine for me on Python 3.8.2. – D_00 Mar 24 '21 at 12:40
are you using windows – TERMINATOR Mar 24 '21 at 12:41
Furthermore the newest version of `pygame` is 2.0.1 - another proof of your old pip version. – D_00 Mar 24 '21 at 12:42
Sorry 3.8 is supoted but not 3.9 – TERMINATOR Mar 24 '21 at 12:43
Right I didn't see (*"I am using python 3.9.2"*) – D_00 Mar 24 '21 at 12:44

score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Mar 30 '21 at 12:57

You might need to give precedence to IPv4 over IPv6.

If you are running on windows, open CMD with administrator permissions and apply the following command:

netsh interface ipv6 set prefixpolicy ::ffff:0:0/96 46 4

If you are running on Ubuntu (You can easily convert the commands for any other linux distribution):

sudo sysctl -w net.ipv6.conf.all.disable_ipv6=1
sudo sysctl -w net.ipv6.conf.default.disable_ipv6=1

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