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How do I delete the "Hello from the pygame community" console alert while using pygame? [duplicate]

Every time I run my python game, I get an annoying alert in the console saying:

Hello from the pygame community. https://www.pygame.org/contribute.html

How do I delete this?

Modifying the library would mean that you would have to modify the library everywhere you ship your code, and is generally not a good idea.

The upcoming release 1.9.5 of pygame will include an option to turn off the message without modifying the library:

You have to set the environment variable PYGAME_HIDE_SUPPORT_PROMPT to any value.

On Windows: set PYGAME_HIDE_SUPPORT_PROMPT=1

On Linux etc.: export PYGAME_HIDE_SUPPORT_PROMPT=1

Or even in your code:

from os import environ
environ['PYGAME_HIDE_SUPPORT_PROMPT'] = '1'
import pygame  # it is important to import pygame after that
                Note that this would only work if you build pygame from source, or wait for the 1.9.5 release.
– sloth
                Jan 18, 2019 at 6:48
                Is removing the print statement against their toc?  From what I read, it seems like they don't care.
– Lord Elrond
                Jan 18, 2019 at 17:14
                @Jane, I don't know, but my point is, that modifying the library is a bad idea: imagine the library gets an update, how do you merge that, or you send your program to someone else, then they also have to modify the library.
– Wombatz
                Jan 18, 2019 at 19:29
Navigate to: /Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.7/lib/python3.7/site-packages/pygame/ and open _init_.py
(hint: this is the Library for your Macintosh HD, not your users library)
scroll down to the bottom of the page, then delete the line saying:
print('Hello from the pygame community ... )
If you can't find your Library folder, then you probably still have the default settings set to hide it.

type defaults write com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles YES; in the terminal 
hold option + right click on finder and click relaunch.