Python pip gives error: Command "python setup.py egg_info" failed with error code 1 in /tmp/pip-9erwl3ee-build/

Question

I am trying to install pygame by

command: pip3 install --user hg+http://bitbucket.org/pygame/pygame

but everytime it is giving the error msg: Command "python setup.py egg_info" failed with error code 1 in /tmp/pip-9erwl3ee-build/

I have tried upgrading setuptools. OS : Elementary OS Loki python3

command I give:

pip install --user hg+http://bitbucket.org/pygame/pygame

Output I get:

Collecting hg+http://bitbucket.org/pygame/pygame
Cloning hg http://bitbucket.org/pygame/pygame to /tmp/pip-bhdorcms-build Complete output from command python setup.py egg_info:
WARNING, No "Setup" File Exists, Running "config.py"
Using UNIX configuration...

/bin/sh: 1: freetype-config: not found
/bin/sh: 1: freetype-config: not found
/bin/sh: 1: freetype-config: not found

Hunting dependencies...
WARNING: "freetype-config" failed!
SDL     : found 1.2.15
FONT    : found
IMAGE   : found
MIXER   : found
PNG     : found
JPEG    : found
SCRAP   : found
PORTMIDI: found
PORTTIME: found
FREETYPE: not found
Missing dependencies

---------------------------------------- Command "python setup.py egg_info" failed with error code 1 in /tmp/pip-bhdorcms-build/

Please post the execution log after running it.

nir0s
– nir0s

2017-03-08 18:51:47 +00:00
Commented Mar 8, 2017 at 18:51 — nir0s
– nir0s, Commented Mar 8, 2017 at 18:51

Harald Nordgren · Accepted Answer · 2017-03-09 00:20:42Z

1

I can confirm this behavior on Ubuntu 16.10.

Do you need the bleeding-edge version of pygame? Otherwise I would advice you to install it like this instead to get the latest stable version:

pip install pygame

answered Mar 9, 2017 at 0:20

Harald Nordgren

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