1.8.1:
Many bug fixes and improvements, including:
* BLEND_RGBA_* blitters and blenders to go with the BLEND_RGB_* blend modes.
* documentation updates (mainly for new sprite classes released in 1.8.0)
* sound fixes, and streaming some music from file like objects
* image saving fixes
* greatly expanded tests
* Pixelarray, and surfarray updates and fixes.
* Enhanced Color class, reimplemented in C for speed.
* New Windows and Mac binary installers.
1.8.0:
Besides features such as
* pygame.mask for collision masks
* pygame.scrap for clipboard support
* new and improved sprite groups
* blending support for filling and blitting surfaces
* saving surfaces as jpeg and png
* buffer access for Surface and Sound objects
* numpy support for pygame.surfarray and pygame.pixelarray
* New Windows and Mac installers.
it contains tons of bug fixes and improvements in nearly all areas.