Overview

Pygame 2.6, released on July 24, 2024, provides precompiled wheels for Python 3.12 and fixes numerous bugs.

Main Features

Python 3.12 wheels

Precompiled wheels for Python 3.12 are available on all platforms, simplifying installation.

python
import pygame
import sys

pygame.init()
print(f'Pygame {pygame.ver}')
print(f'Python {sys.version}')
print(f'SDL {pygame.get_sdl_version()}')

screen = pygame.display.set_mode((640, 480))
pygame.display.set_caption('Pygame 2.6')
# ... game loop

Sources