pygame - Debian Package Tracker

general

source: pygame (main)
version: 2.6.1-6
maintainer: Debian Python Team (DMD)
uploaders: A Mennucc1 [DMD] – Ed Boraas [DMD] – Vincent Cheng [DMD] – Dominik George [DMD]
arch: all any
std-ver: 4.7.0
VCS: Git (Browse, QA)

versions [more versions can be listed by madison] [old versions available from snapshot.debian.org]

[pool directory]

o-o-stable: 1.9.6+dfsg-4
oldstable: 2.1.2+dfsg-5
stable: 2.6.1-1
testing: 2.6.1-5
unstable: 2.6.1-6

versioned links

1.9.6+dfsg-4: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
2.1.2+dfsg-5: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
2.6.1-1: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
2.6.1-5: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
2.6.1-6: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]

binaries

python-pygame-doc
python3-pygame (1 bugs: 0, 1, 0, 0)

action needed

Marked for autoremoval on 25 November: #1145293 high

Version 2.6.1-5 of pygame is marked for autoremoval from testing on Wed 25 Nov 2026. It is affected by #1145293. The removal of pygame will also cause the removal of (transitive) reverse dependencies: angrydd, ardentryst, bambam, bouncy, drum-machine, forensics-extra, freealchemist, frescobaldi, funnyboat, impressive, impressive-display, krank, lightyears, luma.emulator, membernator, monsterz, oneisenough, pathological, pgzero, pyracerz, pysiogame, pysolfc, seahorse-adventures, singularity, solarwolf, whichwayisup. You should try to prevent the removal by fixing these RC bugs.

Created: 2026-10-23 Last update: 2026-10-27 10:33

lintian reports 1 error high

Lintian reports 1 error about this package. You should make the package lintian clean getting rid of them.

Created: 2026-06-04 Last update: 2026-06-04 04:30

Depends on packages which need a new maintainer normal

The packages that pygame depends on which need a new maintainer are:

fluid-soundfont (#1141902)
- Build-Depends: fluid-soundfont-gm

Created: 2026-07-12 Last update: 2026-10-27 08:30

debian/patches: 3 patches to forward upstream low

Among the 11 debian patches available in version 2.6.1-6 of the package, we noticed the following issues:

3 patches where the metadata indicates that the patch has not yet been forwarded upstream. You should either forward the patch upstream or update the metadata to document its real status.

Created: 2025-12-09 Last update: 2026-10-26 21:04

Standards version of the package is outdated. wishlist

The package should be updated to follow the last version of Debian Policy (Standards-Version 4.7.4 instead of 4.7.0).

Created: 2025-02-21 Last update: 2026-10-26 18:20

testing migrations

excuses:
- Migration status for pygame (2.6.1-5 to 2.6.1-6): BLOCKED: Maybe temporary, maybe blocked but Britney is missing information (check below)
- Issues preventing migration:
- ∙ ∙ Missing build on riscv64
- ∙ ∙ Autopkgtest deferred on riscv64: missing arch:riscv64 build
- ∙ ∙ Autopkgtest for bambam/1.4.1+dfsg-2: amd64: Pass, arm64: Pass, armhf: Pass, i386: Test triggered, ppc64el: Pass, s390x: Pass
- ∙ ∙ Autopkgtest for frescobaldi/4.0.5+ds1-1: amd64: Pass, arm64: Pass, armhf: Pass, i386: Test triggered
- ∙ ∙ Autopkgtest for luma.emulator/1.7.0-1: amd64: Pass, arm64: Pass, armhf: Pass, i386: Test triggered, ppc64el: Pass, s390x: Pass
- ∙ ∙ Autopkgtest for pgzero/1.2.post6+really1.2.1+dfsg-3: amd64: Pass, arm64: Pass, armhf: Pass, i386: Test triggered, ppc64el: Pass, s390x: Pass
- ∙ ∙ Autopkgtest for pygame/2.6.1-6: amd64: No tests, superficial or marked flaky ♻ (reference ♻), arm64: No tests, superficial or marked flaky ♻ (reference ♻), armhf: No tests, superficial or marked flaky ♻ (reference ♻), i386: Test triggered, ppc64el: No tests, superficial or marked flaky ♻ (reference ♻), s390x: No tests, superficial or marked flaky ♻ (reference ♻)
- ∙ ∙ Autopkgtest for pyopengl/3.1.10+dfsg-1: amd64: Pass, arm64: Pass, armhf: Pass, i386: Test triggered, ppc64el: Pass, s390x: Pass
- ∙ ∙ Autopkgtest for pysolfc/3.6.1+dfsg-1: amd64: No tests, superficial or marked flaky ♻, arm64: No tests, superficial or marked flaky ♻, armhf: No tests, superficial or marked flaky ♻ (reference ♻), i386: Test triggered, ppc64el: No tests, superficial or marked flaky ♻, s390x: No tests, superficial or marked flaky ♻ (reference ♻)
- ∙ ∙ Autopkgtest for singularity/1.0.0+git20241231-3: amd64: Pass, arm64: Pass, armhf: Pass, i386: Test triggered, ppc64el: Pass, s390x: Pass
- ∙ ∙ Lintian check waiting for test results on riscv64 - info
- ∙ ∙ Too young, only 1 of 5 days old
- Additional info (not blocking):
- ∙ ∙ Updating pygame will fix bugs in testing: #1145293
- ∙ ∙ Piuparts tested OK - https://piuparts.debian.org/sid/source/p/pygame.html
- ∙ ∙ Reproduced on amd64 - info
- ∙ ∙ Reproduced on arm64 - info
- ∙ ∙ Reproduced on armhf - info
- ∙ ∙ Reproduced on i386 - info
- Not considered

news

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[2026-10-26] Accepted pygame 2.6.1-6 (source) into unstable (Maximiliano Curia) (signed by: [email protected])
[2026-06-09] pygame 2.6.1-5 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2026-06-03] Accepted pygame 2.6.1-5 (source) into unstable (Colin Watson)
[2026-01-01] pygame 2.6.1-4 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2025-12-26] Accepted pygame 2.6.1-4 (source) into unstable (Simon McVittie)
[2025-12-14] pygame 2.6.1-3 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2025-12-08] Accepted pygame 2.6.1-3 (source) into unstable (Colin Watson)
[2025-09-17] pygame 2.6.1-2 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2025-09-11] Accepted pygame 2.6.1-2 (source) into unstable (Andreas Tille)
[2024-11-26] pygame 2.6.1-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2024-11-21] Accepted pygame 2.6.1-1 (source) into unstable (Vincent Cheng)
[2024-08-22] pygame 2.6.0-2 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2024-08-17] Accepted pygame 2.6.0-2 (source) into unstable (Vincent Cheng)
[2024-08-17] Accepted pygame 2.6.0-1 (source) into unstable (Vincent Cheng)
[2024-05-05] pygame 2.5.2-2 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2024-04-04] Accepted pygame 2.5.2-2 (source) into unstable (Gianfranco Costamagna)
[2024-04-03] Accepted pygame 2.5.2-1.2 (source) into unstable (Gianfranco Costamagna)
[2024-01-15] pygame 2.5.2-1.1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2024-01-10] Accepted pygame 2.5.2-1.1 (source) into unstable (Matthias Klose)
[2023-09-24] pygame 2.5.2-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2023-09-19] Accepted pygame 2.5.2-1 (source) into unstable (Vincent Cheng)
[2023-08-27] pygame 2.5.1-2 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2023-08-27] pygame 2.5.1-2 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2023-08-22] Accepted pygame 2.5.1-2 (source) into unstable (Vincent Cheng)
[2023-08-14] Accepted pygame 2.5.1-1 (source) into unstable (Vincent Cheng)
[2023-08-09] pygame 2.5.0-2 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2023-08-03] Accepted pygame 2.5.0-2 (source) into unstable (Vincent Cheng)
[2023-08-03] Accepted pygame 2.5.0-1 (source) into unstable (Vincent Cheng)
[2023-08-01] pygame 2.1.2+dfsg-6 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2023-07-27] Accepted pygame 2.1.2+dfsg-6 (source) into unstable (Vincent Cheng)

bugs [bug history graph]

all: 3
RC: 0
I&N: 2
M&W: 1
F&P: 0
patch: 0

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version: 2.6.1-5
13 bugs