fatal python error pygame parachute

Question

I have written a small program in WindowsXP-python-pygame. It runs fine when I run it in the dos. Then, I tried to create a windows executable using py2exe. .exe was created without any issue. Initially on running the executable, I got a NotImplemented error which went away after I copied some dll files from pygame folder to the dist folder. Now I am getting a new error. It reads: "Fatal Python error: (pygame parachute) Segmentation Fault This application has requested the Runtime to terminate it in an unusual way. Please contact the application's support team for more information."

I have already looked at the following pages: [1] http://pygame.org/wiki/Pygame2exe [2] http://thadeusb.com/weblog/2009/4/15/pygame_font_and_py2exe [3] http://www.google.com

These do not seem to be of help. I mean I am getting the error in spite of using all the instructions there. Any idea?

Alright, I got it working. Edited the line "extra_data" in the following place: pygame.org/wiki/Pygame2exe to: self.extra_datas = ["freesansbold.ttf", "SDL.dll", "SDL_ttf.dll", "libfreetype-6.dll", "zlib1.dll"]. This works! — Neeraj
Neeraj: answer your own question (with the answer box, not a comment), and after 2 days you can accept the answer. — jcomeau_ictx
@jcomeau_ictx: I cannot answer it yet. 2 more hours before SOF allows me to answer it. — Neeraj
ah, OK. didn't realize there was also a time delay on answering. — jcomeau_ictx

Neeraj Neeraj · Accepted Answer · 2011-07-29T09:33:31

I got it working. Edited the line extra_data in the following place:

pygame.org/wiki/Pygame2exe

to:

self.extra_datas = ["freesansbold.ttf",
                    "SDL.dll",
                    "SDL_ttf.dll",
                    "libfreetype-6.dll",
                    "zlib1.dll"]

This works!

fatal python error pygame parachute

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