Running python in Sublime Text 2 getting error

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so I have recently gotten into python and I use sublime text 2 alot for things like HTML and CSS and I want to use it for python too but when i try to compile with it I get the following error:

[Error 2] The system cannot find the file specified [cmd: [u'python', u'-u', u'C:\\Users\\User\\AppData\\Roaming\\Sublime Text 2\\Projects\\All Python Coding stuff\\Sublime Testing.py']] [dir: C:\Users\User\AppData\Roaming\Sublime Text 2\Projects\All Python Coding stuff] [path: C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Windows Live;C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Windows Live;C:\Program Files (x86)\AMD APP\bin\x86_64;C:\Program Files (x86)\AMD APP\bin\x86;C:\Windows\system32;C:\Windows;C:\Windows\System32\Wbem;C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\;C:\Program Files (x86)\ATI Technologies\ATI.ACE\Core-Static;C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Live\Shared;C:\Program Files (x86)\Panda Security\WaAgent\Common;C:\Program Files (x86)\QuickTime\QTSystem\;C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.7.0_51\bin] [Finished]

I have changed the build system to python and I have restarted and even installed python again. When I run a python script in IDLE it works fine.

Edit 1.

So now i get the error:

[Error 2] The system cannot find the file specified [cmd: [u'python', u'-u', u'C:\\Users\\Weber\\AppData\\Roaming\\Sublime Text 2\\Projects\\All Python Coding stuff\\Sublime Testing.py']] [dir: C:\Users\Weber\AppData\Roaming\Sublime Text 2\Projects\All Python Coding stuff] [path: /usr/local/bin] [Finished]

my `python.sublime-build' looks like this:

{
"cmd": ["python", "-u", "$file"],
"file_regex": "^[ ]*File \"(...*?)\", line ([0-9]*)",
"selector": "source.python"
}

Have you added the python executable directory to your system's path environment variable? — Alex Koukoulas
– Alex Koukoulas, Commented Mar 17, 2014 at 23:49
For the record, you don't compile Python code as a separate step (unlike languages such as C++, Java, or C#). The runtime compiles it on the fly. You just run your program. — jpmc26
– jpmc26, Commented Mar 18, 2014 at 0:19
Ok thanks for the clarification, I knew it was something like that i just didn't know what else to call it. — WebSpartan
– WebSpartan, Commented Mar 18, 2014 at 0:32

Alex Koukoulas · Accepted Answer · 2014-03-18 00:18:09Z

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You need to add the python directory to your system's path environment variabe. To do that in windows you need go to Control Panel> System and Security > System > Advanced System Settings> in the advanced tab go to Environment Variables. In the environment variables in the System Variables area scroll down until you find Path. Select it and press Edit. Then a window should appear titled Edit System Variable where you have the variable name (should be path) and the variable value which is a long string. At the start of the string you need to manually add the python's directory. For example my python 2.7 directory is at *C:\Python27* So you need to add C:\Python27\ at the start of the string. So after you do that the value should now look something like that:

C:\Python27\;C:\Program Files etc..

Try that and tell us the results :)

Hope that helped

Cheers, Alex

answered Mar 18, 2014 at 0:18

Alex Koukoulas

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chwi Over a year ago

What if I have two python versions (32bit, 64bit) and want to make build systems for both?

Mauricio Ribeiro · Accepted Answer · 2015-03-30 17:57:00Z

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It happens for the reason that the cmd starts at "C:\Users\YOU". You have to "say" the complete path. I send the args "-u" and the my file's url directly to the python.exe.

Try it:

{
"cmd": ["C:\\Python27\\python.exe", "-u", "$file"],
"file_regex": "^[ ]*File \"(...*?)\", line ([0-9]*)",
"selector": "source.python"
}

Obs: I'm using Python 2.7 and its executable file is in C:\Python27\ folder.

answered Mar 30, 2015 at 17:57

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