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LaChope
LaChope

Reputation: 313

How to solve "Error: [Win Error2] The system cannot find the file specified"

I want to set up a python3 virtual environment in my Workspace. I have two versions of python, installed in the following paths: C:\Python\Python27\python2.exe C:\Python\Python38\python3.exe. I already checked on the powershell terminal that they are properly installed.
I tried the command python3 -m venv .venv. It created a .venv folder, but I get the following error message: "Error: [Win Error2] The system cannot find the file specified. My IDE is Visual Studio Code 1.39.2

Also, Python3 is added to path in the Variable environment C:\Python\Python38

I also tried to use the command py -3 -m venv .venv, but then I get:

Python 3 not found! Installed Pythons found by C:\WINDOWS\py.exe 
launchers for Windows
No Installed Pythons found

I also already executed the command Set-ExecutionPolicy -ExecutionPolicy RemoteSigned -Scope Process but nothing changed.

My settings.json file:

{ "python;pythonPath": "C:\\Python\\Python38\\python3.exe" }

My pyvenv.cfg file:

home = C:\Python\Python38
include-system-site-package = false
version = 3.8.0

Upvotes: 6

Views: 19103

Answers (5)

Workprint Studios
Workprint Studios

Reputation: 1

This will target the specific environment and install whatever you're installing directly into the relative site-packages folder associated with that specific environment.

"DRIVE*LETTER:\absolute\path\to\Scripts\python.exe" pip.exe install MODULE\PACKAGE*TO*INSTALL

Hope this helped.

Upvotes: 0

somemoe
somemoe

Reputation: 1

on windows, use command prompt with admin access (open as administrator)

Upvotes: -1

hvqzao
hvqzao

Reputation: 1045

What I'd suggest is to use absolute path to your Python 3 folder when executing command, eg.:

"%USERPROFILE%\AppData\Local\Programs\Python38\python.exe" -m venv .env

This solved the problem in my case.

Upvotes: 4

Wev
Wev

Reputation: 283

Bit late to the party here, but I had the same issue which I realised was only happening when I create a venv inside a onedrive folder "C:\Users\username\OneDrive - company\Documents\". When I changed path to "C:\tmp" the exact same code worked.

Not sure exactly why this happens though.

Upvotes: 3

ikibir
ikibir

Reputation: 466

Search for Environment Variables double click the path and click new and set your path

' C:\Python\Python38 '

You should be good.

Upvotes: 0

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