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`pygame.locals`
  pygame constants

  This module contains various constants used by pygame. It's contents are automatically placed in the pygame module namespace. However, an application can use `pygame.locals` pygame constants to include only the pygame constants with a 'from `pygame.locals` pygame constants import *'.

  Detailed descriptions of the various constants are found throughout the pygame documentation. `pygame.display.set_mode()`Initialize a window or screen for display flags like `HWSURFACE` are found in the Display section. Event types are explained in the Event section. Keyboard `K_` constants relating to the key attribute of a `KEYDOWN` or `KEYUP` event are listed in the Key section. Also found there are the various `MOD_` key modifiers. Finally, `TIMER_RESOLUTION` is defined in Time.