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

Jeremy Cornwell
Jeremy Cornwell
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Posted by Jeremy Cornwell
Jeremy Cornwell
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Not a recognized command when activating venv

c:\Python34\Lib\venv\scripts\activate returns the following "is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file." I'm trying to figure out what I'm not doing correctly.

To the best of my knowledge, I've been able to complete everything up to the activation point.

2 Answers

Colton Ehrman
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Colton Ehrman
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Colton Ehrman
Colton Ehrman
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Is "c:\Python34\Lib\venv\scripts\activate" the command you are trying to run in command prompt? Not too familiar with command prompt, but I would have to guess that activate is the "file" you want to run and files always end with a .filetype.

Try specifying the .filetype, so if activate was a .py file you would do "c:\Python34\Lib\venv\scripts\activate.py"

Now if activate is not a file and instead a folder, then it cannot be "ran" because it is a folder and doesn't have any contents, just other files/folders

Jeremy Cornwell
Jeremy Cornwell
11,106 Points
Jeremy Cornwell
Jeremy Cornwell
11,106 Points

From my understanding its a .bat file and I've tried the extension with the same result.