The previous distribution of python will only remain usable as long as it installs and runs on whatever machine you're using. PyGame might be fun, but I don't

The previous distribution of python will only remain usable as long as it installs and runs on whatever machine you're using. PyGame might be fun, but I don't really see it as a true beginner's environment. It's a serious library, so it takes a lot of initialization, requires flip() calls, and runs in event-oriented style. It's also not included in the standard library. In fact, for graphics, anything that doesn't create its own window and give you calls like drawPoly/drawEllipse is probably not simple enough to approach AmigaBASIC or QBASIC.