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Ryan Oh
Ryan Oh

Reputation: 657

Why do I only get 'Python' when I try to check my Python version?

so I've installed Python in my desktop, and tried to figure out the version. So in the command prompt, I typed python --version. But I got Python and that's it. What have I done wrong? Below is the demonstration.

C:\Users\ryanoh>python --version
Python

I've tried the same thing in the directory where Python is installed, but it gives exactly the same result. Just as below.

C:\Users\ryano\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Python 3.9>python --version
Python
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Upvotes: 0

Views: 515

Answers (1)

DNNikolov
DNNikolov

Reputation: 26

I am having the same problem, although I can not remember explicitly installing Python.

I suspected that I should have a copy of an interpreter when I've installed Visual Studio with Python workload. It turns out I don't have Visual Studio, but Visual Studio Code.

When I've ran python --version in the command line I got no error and the only output was the word "Python". I've searched in My Computer for the "python" string and got nothing.

I also tried a script with the following commands:

import sys 
print("Python version")
print (sys.version)
print("Version info.") 
print (sys.version_info)

But I got the same output.

My conclusion is that I simply don't have Python installed or there is some let say pseudo Python stub in the OS I am using.

I am using Windows 10 Home edition.

Hope this helps.

Upvotes: 1

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