Python launcher problem

Zachary Ware zachary.ware+pylist at gmail.com
Thu Jul 30 09:38:16 EDT 2015


On Jul 30, 2015 2:05 AM, "ElChino" <elchino at cnn.cn> wrote:
>
> If I in a cmd-shell (actually it is 4NT), do:
>   c:>py -3 -V & python3 -V
>
> I get:
>   Requested Python version (3) not installed  << ! from py -3 -V
>   Python 3.5.0b2   << ! from the 2nd cmd.
>
> What nonsense is this? I DO HAVE Python3 in my %PATH.
> A Registry setting gone haywire?

Did you perchance rename the installed 'python.exe' to 'python3.exe'? That
would be enough to break the launcher.  If you want a 'python3' command,
you can copy 'python.exe' to 'python3.exe', but 'python.exe' needs to
remain where it was.

--
Zach
(On a phone)
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