How do I delete the "Hello from the pygame community" console alert while using pygame?

Question:

Every time I run my python game, I get an annoying alert in the console saying:

Hello from the pygame community. https://www.pygame.org/contribute.html

How do I delete this?

Asked By: Lord Elrond

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Answers:

Mac OS

  • Navigate to: /Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.7/lib/python3.7/site-packages/pygame/ and open _init_.py

(hint: this is the Library for your Macintosh HD, not your users library)

  • scroll down to the bottom of the page, then delete the line saying:
    print('Hello from the pygame community ... )

If you can’t find your Library folder, then you probably still have the default settings set to hide it.

  • type defaults write com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles YES; in the terminal

  • hold option + right click on finder and click relaunch.

Windows

(this is untested, if you have problems let me know so I can update)

  • Navigate to: C:PythonLibsite-packagespygame and open _init_.py
  • scroll down to the bottom of the page, then delete the line saying: print('Hello from the pygame community ... )
Answered By: Lord Elrond

Modifying the library would mean that you would have to modify the library everywhere you ship your code, and is generally not a good idea.

The upcoming release 1.9.5 of pygame will include an option to turn off the message without modifying the library:

You have to set the environment variable PYGAME_HIDE_SUPPORT_PROMPT to any value.

On Windows: set PYGAME_HIDE_SUPPORT_PROMPT=1

On Linux etc.: export PYGAME_HIDE_SUPPORT_PROMPT=1

Or even in your code:

from os import environ
environ['PYGAME_HIDE_SUPPORT_PROMPT'] = '1'

import pygame  # it is important to import pygame after that
Answered By: Wombatz