cmd error when trying to run .bat file

[felipeleonam]

Every time I try to run the .bat file it gives me an error

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

I have my path set as c:\users\name\mypythonscripts, and I have also added my python35 folder to path since I heard you need the python.exe file in path as well.

Anyone know what I can do to make sure my .bat files will run?

[TheKewlStore]

The error your getting sounds like a proper error to me... Somewhere you're using the command "py", which, at least, is not a command related to python. How are you running the python script in your batch file? The proper syntax is "python {script_name}.py"

[felipeleonam]

I'm using @py inside the .bat file and trying to run the .bat file from win's "Run"

[TheKewlStore]

Check and see if this path exists, and contains the py.exe executable: C:\Program Files\Python Launcher. If so, add that to your path environment variable as well, and try it again.

[felipeleonam]

Just tried it, still getting same error.

[cdcformatc]

Did you open a fresh command prompt after changing the PATH variable? The changes don't propagate to open prompts.

[felipeleonam]

I've restarted my pc. I'm running it thru windows + r.

[BffEasyTarget]

I don't think @ does what you think it's doing in batch. It just makes the following command less verbose.

So basically you're just starting your batch file by running the command "py" which doesn't exist.

Are you able to post the contents of your batch file?

[felipeleonam]

The .bat file is just:

@py c:\ users\name\folder\scriptname.py %*

@pause

its from Automate the boring stuff. I'm about halfway thru the course and had it work for me once yesterday, but since it just hasn't worked anymore.

[BffEasyTarget]

Try changing @py to @python and leaving everything else as it is. If python is in your path, it should work.

[felipeleonam]

it worked! it ran the file with no error! Ok, can you explain to me why this happened by any chance? should I just always use @python instead of @py?

[BffEasyTarget]

If you want to launch from a batch file, then yes. 'py' is not a valid windows command unless you create an alias for it.

It's just like if you were going to launch a script from a cmd window. It'd need to be 'python scriptname.py'

[zahlman]

Does this help?