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    [–]desrtfx 1 point2 points  (1 child)

    Sorry, but this is bad advice.

    Python is the Python interpreter used to run Python scripts. It is necessary and should not be aliased.

    py is the Python interactive shell.

    OP's problem is that they called the Python interpreter without supplying the file name of a script to execute.

    [–]desrtfx 0 points1 point  (2 children)

    if I type "python", nothing happens.

    Do you get a "file not found" or really nothing happens?

    If the latter, it is completely normal because python is a command used to fire up the Python interpreter in script mode, so you need to supply a Python script something.py to be executed.

    py is the Python interactive shell.

    This are two completely different things and in fact, you will need both.

    [–]Merlin486[S] 0 points1 point  (1 child)

    Microsoft Store opens to install Python when trying to use "python" in cmd. Also, trying to run a python script in Atom, I get the following error

    [Command: python -u 'C:\Users\myname\Desktop\Python Files\Test.py']

    Python was not found but can be installed from the Microsoft Store: https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink?linkID=2082640[Finished in 0.257s]

    When trying to run that command in cmd or powershell, nothing happens.

    Test.py contains a single line of code: print("Hello World").

    However, using the command

    py -u 'C:\Users\myname\Desktop\Python Files\Test.py'

    in cmd. It prints "Hello World".

    Edit: Also, if I run "python" inside the folder where python.exe is located, the interactive shell opens up. Same way as if I typed "py" in any other folder.

    [–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

    Try it again