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How do I install pygame

Please i just downloaded the latest version of pygame, but I've been finding it difficult to install, okay when i unpacked it, everything came up, but i don't know which should go to which.
Python experts in the house what do i do.

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I assume you have source package as binary you can only run and be done with. If you are running Linux command line or similar with tar command you can issue command

tar xvzf package_name.tar.gz

Then you cd to directory created and issue python setup.py install

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What OS(operating system) do you us?
For windows the brainless binary install(exe,msi) next,next...finish.

List of diffent OS install at pygame site.
http://www.pygame.org/install.html

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Thanks a million. I use windows and i've already gone through the windows installer, how do i use the pygame with my python 3.2 or 3.0.1

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