Python installation not full and python not working 3.11.0

[Thomas Passin]

On 3/10/2023 9:51 PM, Thomas Passin wrote:
> On 3/10/2023 6:27 PM, Jan Vasko wrote:
> 
> Please note that you can't attach images in these posts, at least not so 
> we can read them.  Instead, copy the messages from the console and paste 
> them into your post.
> 
> I suggest that you check to make sure that your system hasn't been 
> damaged or corrupted - just to make sure.  You can check it and have 
> Windows restore any of the OS files if they have been damaged.  If 
> everything is OK, then that would remove one potential issue, so it's 
> worth doing.  It may take some time, but it's worth doing.
> 
> Here's what to do. First, open a console with administrative privileges 
> - the easiest way is to press <Windows key-x> and choose "Command Prompt 
> (Admin).  In the console, run
> 
> dism /Online /Cleanup-Image /ScanHealth
> 
> (see 
> https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000122035/how-to-use-the-deployment-image-servicing-and-management-tool-dism-to-repair-the-windows-system-store)
> 
> If repairable problems are found, then run:
> 
> dism /Online /Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealth
> 
> Finally follow up by running
> 
> sfc /scannow
> 
> sfc can also repair some errors, and some people run it first, but I 
> have read that it's more useful to run Dism first.
> 
> If any errors were found and corrected, reboot and try to uninstall 
> Python3.11, then re-install it.
> 
> If no errors were found, report that back here and we'll try to go on 
> from there.

If it were me, the next thing I'd try is to install Python 3.10.x.  I'd 
get a 64-bit installer from python.org. Yes, I know you want to install 
3.11, but this way will give you a clean, fresh installer to try.  If 
the installation succeeds, it would be a good data point and also give 
you a (somewhat) updated version of Python on your system.

>> I would like to ask you for help. I have been using Python 3.8 for 
>> almost 2 years and I decided to update to 3.11. Initially everything 
>> was correct. But at some point Windows shows me that Python is being 
>> reinstalled (I don't have a message print screen ..), but from that 
>> time I cannot run Python at all on my PC.
>>
>> So I tried to reinstall it several times with no success. All the time 
>> I receive this "The system cannot find the file 
>> C:\Users...\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python311\python.exe."
>> But files are there:
>> [cid:image001.png at 01D953B0.4E12E170]
>> Even when I try to run "python.exe" directly I receive this error:
>> [cid:image002.png at 01D953B0.4E12E170]
>>
>> System Variables are right (added it to both PATH):
>> 1) User Variables:
>> [cid:image003.png at 01D953B0.4E12E170]
>>
>> 2) System Variables
>> [cid:image004.png at 01D953B0.4E12E170]
>>
>> Strange thing is that after RE-Installing Python the "pip.exe" is 
>> missing in subfolder "Python/Scripts/" (it is simply empty - not 
>> installed but I mark pip to be installed):
>> [cid:image005.png at 01D953B0.4E12E170]
>>
>> I tried also Repair - no success.
>>
>> Details:
>> System: Windows 10 (21H2)
>> Python: 3.11.0 (full 64bit installer from python.org)
>>
>>    *   Downloaded from: Python Release Python 3.11.0 | 
>> Python.org<https://www.python.org/downloads/release/python-3110/>
>>
>> cmd:
>> [cid:image006.png at 01D953B0.4E12E170]
>>
>> This is resulting that I cannot use interpreter in VS Code and 
>> continue development. Any one Any Idea? Thank you
>>
>> S pozdravem
>>
>> Jan Vaško
>>
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