Import Error Unused import statement 'import pygame'

Question

I'm new to programming and python and, wanted to try pygame but when I put import pygame, I get:

Unused import statement 'import pygame'

I'm using python 3.10.6, what pygame should I install?

Answer 1

If you want to use any Python package in the code you need to install it.

To install any package, use the following command:

pip install <package name> # for eg: pygame

After that, you can use it anywhere in the program.

Also, please be sure that you are in a proper virtual environment or in a global environment.

To create a new virtual environment, follow the below solution.

Create Virtual Environment The system cannot find the path specified

Answer 2

I am not sure where that error message is coming from. Probably your IDE, because Python itself won't complain about unused imports.

It sounds like you have typed import pygame which makes the pygame module available for you to call (once you install it), but haven't typed any code that uses pygame.

For example, I would expect your code to include pygame.init() somewhere, because all pygame clients need to do that to prepare it.

Once your code actually uses pygame, and doesn't just import it, the error should go away.