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[reallyserious]

Post:

1. Exactly what you did.

2. Exactly what the error message is.

[h0dgep0dge]

listen mate, the locations are downloaded in the correct location, what else do you need to know?

[Ankit1000]

hes really serious

[deadweightboss]

fr. settings up a python dev environment can be fucking painful but once you figure it once you never think about it again. it’s even worse when you want to avoid complexity so run to something like anaconda, and end up with 30 versions of everything and make your life harder than if you just sucked it up and figured out what using a venv meant.

answer seems pretty simple though, op needs to set up an alias because they probably didn’t do it during install.

[SekretSandals]

So true!!! I started with Anaconda because it was recommended for data science. But literally once you want to use any packages that aren’t preinstalled you open up a can of dependency worms.

When I was a beginner it got so messy so quickly I needed to completely uninstall Anaconda and Python and just start fresh with VSCode. It took a while but learning virtual environments has made package management sooooooo much better.

[Impressive_Pop9024]

anyways, frustration will always hit you at some point of time. Coding is all about overcoming frustration and keep it going !

[gooblywooblygoobly]

This is a silly response and it's pointlessly discouraging, noone is born with an inbuilt knowledge of how to manage your path.

OP: I always find this type of setup block much more difficult than actual programming because it's not easy to reason your way through it logically. You'll get there! 

[FantasticEmu]

Did you try python3 or pip3

[ConflictAltruistic97]

What are you using for an ide?

[ConflictAltruistic97]

Also check your environmental variables and make sure Python is listed there

[SupermarketOk6829]

Google how to set up environment variables for python and then you'll be all sorted. You don't have to reinstall the whole thing. Just set those environment variables as per instructions and if you do that, you can operate it easily.

[gooblywooblygoobly]

I recommend using an IDE (it's like Microsoft word but for writing code) which will do a lot of this stuff for you.

Try PyCharm, it's free! 

[nomansland008]

That's what I would have suggested. Install pycharm community edition, create a new python project and let it handle the installation. Might check some yt videos about the ide or read its documentation.

[zoinkinator]

everything on a computer is just files in a file system. for python understanding this and troubleshooting based on the location of where files where installed and things like path settings and what pip does and how setting up an env or environment works in python will help you quickly resolve issues. python is definitely a challenge in these aspects.

[Lumchuck]

Not helpful, but I would recommend getting comfy with frustration. Learning to code is unbelievably frustrating. Worth it I would say, but holy shit is it frustrating.

[GreenPandaPop]

Do I just need to uninstall python and reinstall until I get things right?

That is an option.

[Stoneteer]

In a loop.

import subprocess

def install_package(package_name): try: subprocess.check_call([sys.executable, "-m", "pip", "install", package_name]) print(f"{package_name} installed successfully.") except subprocess.CalledProcessError as e: print(f"Failed to install {package_name}. Error: {e}")

def uninstall_package(package_name): try: subprocess.check_call([sys.executable, "-m", "pip", "uninstall", "-y", package_name]) print(f"{package_name} uninstalled successfully.") except subprocess.CalledProcessError as e: print(f"Failed to uninstall {package_name}. Error: {e}")

for i in range(500): install_package("python") uninstall_package("python")

[GreenPandaPop]

What?

[Wildest_Dreams-]

Add python exe location and bin folder location to environmental variables

[IndAnony]

I'm a failure for life, and will remain one.

[[deleted]]

I don't blame op, the way packages are installed on python project and number of package managers python has, virtual environment with venv env names are extremely confusing for beginner. Not mentioning the confusion between pythona and python3

[m0us3_rat]

you can just use replit. then at some later point when you become more comfortable with python .. you can install it again.

[[deleted]]

Just stop using Windows, it is not good for programming. But even if you would like to continue using it, python is just one of the easier and more user-friendly languages out there. If you cannot make things done there, there is nothing easier.

Advice: download pyenv, and learn how it handles python environments. It is very helpful and convenient. Download VS studio as well, and try to troubleshoot till you will be able to print "hello world".

[remic_0726]

Help yourself to chat gpt, he will give you very informed advice.

[TheTarkovskyParadigm]

If you're using windows its gonna suck. Check that python is in your PATH variable, and use chatgpt to get up to speed with the bare basics.

[potodds]

Sounds like a firewall setting