‘python’ is not recognized as an internal or external command
Today in this article, we will cover below aspects,
Issue Description – Python is not recognized
Python commands give errors in CLI or Powershell,
‘python’ is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.
Resolution
The issue seems to be the missing path required to be configured before using Python commands from CLI/Commands prompt or Powershell.
The issue can be fixed easily using the below steps,
Steps:
- Find out the python.exe location path on your machine
- Either way, if you obtain the path of the python.exe, please copy the path and add it to the PATH variable in the Environment Variable settings.
For most of you default location would be any of the below, please check and confirm your location,
Example
“C:\Python37”
or
“C:\Python27”
or
%USERPROFILE%\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Pythonxx-xx
or
On a Windows machine with Visual Studio installed, path can be found at below,
C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\Shared\Python37_64
After the above updates, You shall see Python commands are available and accessible from anywhere in the Machine.
From Command Prompt CLI
From Powershell
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