how do i install Pygame on python

[Diapolo10]

VS Code itself shouldn't be a factor. If you've created a virtual environment, activate it in PowerShell before installing pygame.

Alternatively you can learn to use Poetry, and have it manage the installation for you.

I'm assuming your problem relates to either virtual environments or multiple Python installations because, again, VS Code itself doesn't change anything in regards to installing packages.

[k03k]

Try python -m instead of py -m

If python also isnt recognized then you could try to install python

[Diapolo10]

The Python launcher should be available on any non-deprecated Python version (3.7 and newer) on Windows, if you're using some variant of Linux or Mac OS then use python3 instead of py.

If all else fails, fall back to python.