pygame Core

Build the foundation of a pygame game in Python: the main loop, delta-time movement, drawing with Surface/Rect, input, and Sprite/Group management. Targets pygame-ce 2.5.8 (the actively maintained community fork; same import pygame), which supports Python 3.10–3.15.

When to use

• Use when starting a pygame game, fixing the loop, frame-rate-dependent speed, input handling, blitting, or sprite/group collision.
• Use when code does import pygame and the project depends on pygame-ce (or pygame).

When not to use: Python language questions unrelated to pygame. 3D rendering (pygame is 2D). For cross-engine save/load use save-systems; for rebindable input architecture see input-systems.

Core workflow