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Python Setting Up a Local Python Environment Installing Python and Python Libraries Locally Using virtualenv

Posted by Owen Kupperman
Owen Kupperman
953 Points

<Library/Python/3.4/bin/virtualenv venv> issue on windows

Hello!

Using windows (8.1), I have run into an issue. In command prompt, i can succesfully install virtualenv, but the issue is that when I go to run the command in the title after launching, I get the message "'Library' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file". I do not know how to proceed, please help.

2 Answers

Joshua Ferdaszewski
Joshua Ferdaszewski
12,716 Points
Joshua Ferdaszewski
Joshua Ferdaszewski
12,716 Points

Hello, try using this command to create a new virtualenv: virtualenv.exe venvname If that does not work, try using pip to uninstall virtualenv and then reinstall it. Good Luck!

Owen Kupperman
Owen Kupperman
953 Points

Thank you! This worked. Re-installing it was helpful.

Joe Law
Joe Law
5,040 Points
Joe Law
Joe Law
5,040 Points

re-installign really helped, with virtualenv.exe venvname as the test! Thanks Joshua

Brandon Chong
Brandon Chong
4,238 Points
Brandon Chong
Brandon Chong
4,238 Points

You the man Joshua, out of all the courses i've took so far, this local installation was somehow the most confusing, but your tip fixed it.