Can't start PyGame Zero (pgzrun) from cmd

Question

I can't start PyGame Zero window from cmd. According to book I bought my kid, I suppose to start it with

pgzrun test.py

Unfortunteally what I get is:

'pgzrun' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.

As a Python begginer I started with checking my python and pygame lib:

C:\Users\mikol\OneDrive\python\examples\asteroids>python --version
Python 3.10.9

C:\Users\mikol\OneDrive\python\examples\asteroids>pip show pygame
Name: pygame
Version: 2.1.2
Summary: Python Game Development
Home-page: https://www.pygame.org
Author: A community project.
Author-email: pygame@pygame.org
License: LGPL
Location: c:\users\mikol\appdata\local\packages\pythonsoftwarefoundation.python.3.10_qbz5n2kfra8p0\localcache\local-packages\python310\site-packages

I have also double confirmed adding

c:\users\mikol\appdata\local\packages\pythonsoftwarefoundation.python.3.10_qbz5n2kfra8p0\localcache\local-packages\python310\site-packages

to PATH variable (using Win 11). Am I missing something?

[Pygame](https://www.pygame.org/news) != [Pygame Zero](https://pygame-zero.readthedocs.io/en/stable/) — Rabbid76, Feb 05 '23 at 10:22
You also need to install and check for the pgzero package, not only pygame. — r0the, Feb 08 '23 at 10:16
pzrun is a python package, not a runnable program. You have to run python: `python test.py` — Rabbid76, Mar 05 '23 at 09:03

score 0 · Answer 1 · edited Jun 15 '23 at 23:20

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Add the line import pgzrun in your top line of code. Then pgzrun.go() as your last line. This will run the python file using pygame.

edited Jun 15 '23 at 23:20

ShadowCrafter_01

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answered Jun 14 '23 at 21:54

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score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Jul 24 '23 at 12:08

Installing pgzero in an Administrator command prompt will ensure that pgzrun is available in the Windows path, by placing it in the location "C:\Program Files\Python311\Scripts\pgzrun.exe". If you install the module in a non-administrator command prompt, the pgzrun.exe file is installed under your roaming profile under a folder like this "C:\Users\username-here\AppData\Roaming\Python\Python311\Scripts".

If you have already installed pgzero in a non-administrator prompt, you'll have to uninstall it first using "pip uninstall" before re-installing from an administrator prompt.

Following the above instructions will allow running pgzrun from the command prompt as the OP was expecting.

Can't start PyGame Zero (pgzrun) from cmd

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