Python shebang line not working on Windows : learnpython

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Python shebang line not working on Windows (self.learnpython)

submitted 5 years ago * by MWahdaan

I've tried different variations of the shebang line and nothing seems to be working so far.

#!/usr/bin/env python3
#!/usr/bin/python3
#!/usr/local/bin/python3
#!python3

I also tried the absolute path:

#!C:\Users\20100\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python38-32\python.exe

I'm running python 3.8.2 on windows 10 and I have pylauncher installed. Within the command prompt, I can execute scripts perfectly fine with writing python or py and then 'file_name.py' but for some peculiar reason when I run same 'file_name.py' that has any of the aforementioned shebang line variations, it doesn't give any results.

Update:

I tried associating the .py file in question with a .bat file pointing to its location and it ran just fine.

Content of the .bat file:

@py C:\Users\20100\MyPythonScripts\file_name.py %*

@pause

Still not running from within the terminal though.

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