Pygame installation, no module named pygame.base

Question

I am trying to install pygame with the powershell from VS 2019 with python 3.8, I use python3 -m pip install -U pygame --user and it installs pygmae just fine but when I try to run python3 -m pygame.examples.aliens it says no module named pygame.base. I have python 3.6.5 and 3.7 as well in case that has an effect.

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\PythonSoftwareFoundation.Python.3.8_3.8.1008.0_x64__qbz5n2kfra8p0\lib\runpy.py", line 185, in _run_module_as_main
    mod_name, mod_spec, code = _get_module_details(mod_name, _Error)
  File "C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\PythonSoftwareFoundation.Python.3.8_3.8.1008.0_x64__qbz5n2kfra8p0\lib\runpy.py", line 111, in _get_module_details
    __import__(pkg_name)
  File "C:\Users\jos96\AppData\Local\Packages\PythonSoftwareFoundation.Python.3.8_qbz5n2kfra8p0\LocalCache\local-packages\Python38\site-packages\pygame\__init__.py", line 130, in <module>
    from pygame.base import *
ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'pygame.base'

Answer 1

jm96:

1. Check if pygame is in pip3 list:

$ -> pip3 list --format=columns | grep -i pygame
pygame                       1.9.6       

It it doesn't, install it:

$ -> python3 -m pip install pygame

Note: Keep in mind the following (you have used the user parameter):

$ -> man -P cat pip3 | grep -i '\--user'
       --user Install using the user scheme.

What is the purpose of "pip install --user..."?

$ ->  pip3 list --format=columns --user | grep -i pygame
pygame            1.9.6     

2. Check the imported module. You use from pygame.base import * . Change it to from pygame import base . You can do from pygame import * but if you don't need all modules is no necessary.

$ -> cat pygame_import.py 
from pygame import base 
import sys

module = 'pygame.base'

if module in sys.modules:
    print("OK")
else:
    print("KO")

$ -> python3 pygame_import.py 
pygame 1.9.6
Hello from the pygame community. https://www.pygame.org/contribute.html
OK