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I'm on Windows 10 and have Python 3.9.0 installed. The evinronment variables I have for Python are C:\Users\Zimplfy\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python39\ and C:\Users\Zimplfy\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python39\scripts\ in PATH. For some reason whenever I type py inside Command Prompt I get:

'py' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file.

But when I type in python I get:

Python 3.9.0 (tags/v3.9.0:9cf6752, Oct 5 2020, 15:34:40) [MSC v.1927 64 bit (AMD64)] on win32 Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.

Anyone have an answer to why this could be?

Thanks in advance.

asked Nov 11, 2020 at 21:11

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Run in the command line:

doskey py = python

This creates an alias for the python command and then you can use py to start the python interpreter.

If you get an error regarding doskey not being recognized as an internal or external command, add C:\Windows\System32; to the PATH and run the command again. You can follow the more detailed instructions here to modify the PATH.

answered 16 hours ago

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you can fix it by checking

> where py

for example on my machine the output is

C:\Windows\py.exe

so if the py is missing and you have standard python installation then you need need to make sure that C:\WINDOWS is in the path by setting env path WINDIR=C:\WINDOWS

verify

echo %WINDIR%

if there is still no py.exe then reinstall python

answered Nov 15, 2020 at 17:46

Py is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file.

How do you fix make is not recognized as an internal or external command operable program or batch file?

You can resolve this issue in three ways: First, use the full path of the executable file to launch the program. Second, add the program path to Windows environment variables. Finally, move the files to the System32 folder.

How do I open a .PY file in CMD?

Enter the "python" command and your file's name. For example, if your Python file is named "script", you would type in python script.py here. If your Python file has one or more spaces in its name, you'll place quotation marks around the file name and extension (e.g., python "my script.py" ).

How do I enable Python in CMD?

To start a Python interactive session, just open a command-line or terminal and then type in python , or python3 depending on your Python installation, and then hit Enter .

Why Python is not showing in Command Prompt?

You have to add the python executable in your SYSTEM PATH, do the following, My Computer > Properties > Advanced System Settings > Environment Variables > Then under system variables I create a new Variable called "PythonPath".