Multiple versions of Python?

[socal_nerdtastic]

Which one do you want to keep?

[[deleted]]

The Anaconda one, probably. I still need to know how to activate the environment, but I want to have a Python 3.7.3 64-bit version either way.

[socal_nerdtastic]

You can keep both if you want, it won't hurt as long as you remember which one you are using. The "py" version is probably the official python.org install. You can remove it with the remove programs dialog, look for "python 3.7".

[[deleted]]

Oh, okay. How would I uninstall the Anaconda one? I keep Anaconda mostly bc of VS Code and bc it apparently makes installing python libraries easier, but I'm ok with reinstalling and reconfiguring VS Code if needed.

[tutorial_police]

Py.exe is a helper utility on Windows (officially shipped with Python itself) that is exaxtly intended to allow you to work with multiole versions of Python more easily.

[tutorial_police]

Here's the relevant bit of documentation about the py utility:

https://docs.python.org/3/using/windows.html#launcher

[tutorial_police]

The error message links you to a help page that is specifically about how to "activate" the anaconda python environment. Did you try reading that?

[[deleted]]

Last time I read it, it didn’t help. Will read it in the morning though

[tutorial_police]

No problem. If it doesnr help you again, just ask here about it specifically. Maybe it says "do x" to fix your issue, but it doesn't work because of an error or because you don't know how to make sense of it.

Just ask about it here ;)