I'm using the latest version of Python on Windows and I'm trying to use venv with the following code:
C:\envs> py -m venv test
Even if it actually creates the venv, it returns this error and I don't understand why.
Moreover I can't activate the venv, the code
C:\envs> C:\envs\test\Scripts\activate.bat
returns
"C:\envs\test\Scripts\activate.bat" is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file.
I am using python version 3.7.3 it gave me error states that "No such file or directory: 'C:\python37\lib\venv\scripts\nt\python_d.exe'" at the time of creation of project in pycharm.
I copied following files from python location(C:\Program Files\Python37) to the (C:\Program Files\Python37\Lib\venv\scripts\nt) and it worked for me
1) python_d.exe
2) python_d.pdb
3) pythonw_d.exe
4) pythonw_d.pdb
As Villani mentioned in his own comment, it's a debug binaries problem.
It will be fixed in the upcoming 3.7.4 release. (Planned for 24/06)
Either downgrade to 3.7.2 or install without debug binaries.
Python 3.7.4rc1 and this issue is goneIn Anaconda prompt type these commands:
conda remove anaconda
conda update python
conda list --show-channel-urls | findstr python
python -m venv venv
for me what fixed the issue was copying the python_d.exe and python_d.pdb from C:\Program Files\Python37 to C:\Program Files\Python37\Lib\venv\scripts\nt
hope this solves your problem ;)
The problem is , your virtual environment could not find debugger resources. The venv module's resources dont have those resources (probably a bug). The easy solution is.
Now, try to create virtual environment using
python -m venv py37dev
These steps worked for me
conda update --force conda
conda update python
conda list --show-channel-urls | findstr python
python -m venv venv
I update python and bug fixed
conda update --force conda
conda remove anaconda
conda update python
python -m venv venv
This will resolve it but your main Python interpreter will run from the conda environment & it will prompt the error below but it will work just fine.
"This Python interpreter is in a conda environment, but the environment has not been activated."
