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ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'pygame._freetype'

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4/5
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Issue type
Bug
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Needs clarification
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Stale
Tech stack
android, python
Domain
build-system, mobile

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Start with buildozer.spec and the Android build output for Render.py, then trace the import from pygame/freetype.py to the missing pygame._freetype module. Reproduce the APK failure and determine why that module is absent from the packaged application; done means the installed APK imports pygame.freetype successfully.

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need-analysis pygame backend recipe

I wrote the following code. It works in my windows with python 3.11.
It also worked when i use "python for android" to compile the android apk.
But the apk is failed when i run the apk after install the apk.
I tried many times, all failed, hope for you help and support. Thanks!!!

The error msgs are as following:

12-15 14:15:08.131 26124 14916 I python : File "/home/liuxiaoming/txtreader/.buildozer/android/app/Render.py", line 2, in
12-15 14:15:08.131 26124 14916 I python : File "/home/liuxiaoming/txtreader/.buildozer/android/platform/build-arm64-v8a_armeabi-v7a/build/python-installs/txtreader/arm64-v8a/pygame/freetype.py", line 3, in
12-15 14:15:08.131 888 22230 I netd : interfaceSetEnableIPv6(wlan1, true) <0.17ms>
12-15 14:15:08.131 26124 14916 I python : ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'pygame._freetype'
12-15 14:15:08.131 26124 14916 I python : Python for android ended.

I have checked my buildozer.spec, all the requirements are there, including the pygame-ce:

requirements = python3==3.10.12, kivy==2.3.0, hostpython3==3.10.12, pyjnius==1.5.0,
pygame==2.6.1, pygame-ce==2.5.2, chardet, jieba, zhconv, bs4, ebooklib

And my python code are as following, seems no problem.

import pygame as pg
from pygame import freetype as ft # [[[trigger the problem]]]

import pygame.freetype as ft

...
ft.Font(self.cfg.font_name, size=self.fonts_size[i], ) for i in range(len(self.fonts_size))
...

I also checked the freetype.pc, line 3 is import the Font.

from pygame._freetype import (

    Font,
    ...

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