Windows 10 Python Path Update

Question

I recently began using Windows 10. Obviously, after the upgrade, my environmental PATH variable migrated to the new OS. On windows 10, I installed Python 3.4. After the install, I updated my PATH variable with:

;C:\Python34\Scripts;C:\Python34\python.exe;

However, the cmd still does not find the python commands. It would seem as if the PATH variable just plainly was not updated. Any advice on how to fix this?

You don't want python.exe on the path, just the directory containing it. If you change that second one ` C:\Python34` does it work? — BrenBarn
– BrenBarn, Commented Sep 3, 2015 at 8:01
It works for python, but pip still doesn't function. When I give the command "pip install something" it tells me "Unknown or unsupported command 'install'". — Cornel Verster
– Cornel Verster, Commented Sep 3, 2015 at 8:05
That error message makes it sound like it can find pip, but pip itself isn't working. If you just do pip by itself what do you get? — BrenBarn
– BrenBarn, Commented Sep 3, 2015 at 8:07
I get "Did not provide a command." But when I cd to the Python34\Scripts dir and run pip it works fine. — Cornel Verster
– Cornel Verster, Commented Sep 3, 2015 at 8:08

Mahesh Yadav · Accepted Answer · 2017-11-26 13:31:04Z

5

Open the command prompt using console.

write command as python [Press Enter]

If it shows the above error of "not recognized" command, don't worry.

Write you Python installed path in below statement, as for me It is C:\Python34

setx path "%PATH%";C:\Python34"

Run the above command on your command prompt as below Screenshot

Run command python again, still shows same error.

Okay, close you command prompt window & open again, type now python and press enter, It will now show what you are expecting.

Hope it works!!

answered Nov 26, 2017 at 13:31

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Andy Over a year ago

With a new windows update, when typing python/python3 in cmd you are forced to windows store. To fix this you can either use py instead of python or you can go to "Manage App Execution Aliases" and then disable aliases for python. Finally re-add python to env. variables by set PATH=%PATH%;C:\your\path\to\python\

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