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Hi all,

I add a pygame implementation of the Game of Life to the Code Snippets section. I was actually kind of surprised that we didn't already have one in there! The program only has about 60 lines of code, but I buttressed that with a lot of comments and organizing space for your reading enjoyment. You can find it here.

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added a compact pygame Game of Life and already tightened up defaults. The snippet will run on Windows, but the usual setup and a few platform pitfalls cause the errors reported by . The checklist below covers the most common causes and quick fixes so the program runs reliably on a modern Windows machine.

Install and run (minimal steps)

python --version
python -m pip install pygame
python path\to\your_game_of_life.py

Troubleshooting checklist

  • ImportError: No module named pygame — install pygame with the same Python you run the script from (use python -m pip install pygame). Verify with python -m pip show pygame.
  • SyntaxError on print or xrange — the snippet may use Python 2 syntax. Either run it with a Python 2.7 interpreter or convert it to Python 3 (tool: 2to3 -w filename.py) and fix integer-division or iterator differences if needed.
  • Double-clicking the .py file can use a different Python than the one where pygame is installed. Run the script from a command prompt so you control which python is used.
  • Architecture mismatch — if using binary installers, ensure 32-bit vs 64-bit Python matches the pygame build. Using pip normally avoids this.

Performance and display notes

  • If the display appears idle or slow (as hinted with wait advice), lower the grid size or reduce per-frame drawing, and run from a terminal rather than an IDE that may throttle updates.
  • When asking for help, include the exact Python version and the full traceback so the underlying cause (missing module vs syntax/compatibility) is clear.

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Member Avatar for Ene Uran

Nice code G-Do. I added default dimensions and also added "(wait 2 to 3 minutes to show)" to the title to assist the impatient user.

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hi......
Can this implementation be ran on windows platform?
if yes... can you tell me how to do it??

i've tried to run it but there was lots of errors shown to me.

thanks you in advance

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