I already try a lot of tips and still get this error while installing pygame, I have python 3.11 and tried to switch to 3.9 with the same result
Install command: pip3 install pygame
Collecting pygame Using cached pygame-2.1.2.tar.gz (10.1 MB) Preparing metadata (setup.py) ... error error: subprocess-exited-with-error
× python setup.py egg_info did not run successfully. │ exit code: 1 ╰─> [32 lines of output]
WARNING, No "Setup" File Exists, Running "buildconfig/config.py"
Using Darwin configuration...
/bin/sh: sdl2-config: command not found
/bin/sh: sdl2-config: command not found
/bin/sh: sdl2-config: command not found
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "<string>", line 2, in <module>
File "<pip-setuptools-caller>", line 34, in <module>
File "/private/var/folders/j0/jkd60bqs5blcvy0t1_4r47sw0000gn/T/pip-install-ho52d8jb/pygame/setup.py", line 359, in <module>
buildconfig.config.main(AUTO_CONFIG)
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "/private/var/folders/j0/jkd60bqs5blcvy0t1_4r47sw0000gn/T/pip-install-ho52d8jb/pygame/buildconfig/config.py", line 225, in main
deps = CFG.main(**kwds)
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "/private/var/folders/j0/jkd60bqs5blcvy0t1_4r47sw0000gn/T/pip-install-ho52d8jb/pygame/buildconfig/config_darwin.py", line 132, in main
[DependencyProg('SDL', 'SDL_CONFIG', 'sdl2-config', '2.0', ['sdl'])],
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "/private/var/folders/j0/jkd60bqs5blcvy0t1_4r47sw0000gn/T/pip-install-ho52d8jb/pygame/buildconfig/config_unix.py", line 39, in __init__
self.ver = config[0].strip()
~~~~~~^^^
IndexError: list index out of range
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For help with compilation see:
https://www.pygame.org/wiki/MacCompile
To contribute to pygame development see:
https://www.pygame.org/contribute.html
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[end of output]
note: This error originates from a subprocess, and is likely not a problem with pip. error: metadata-generation-failed
× Encountered error while generating package metadata. ╰─> pygame
note: This is an issue with the package mentioned above, not pip. hint: See above for details.
