python3 : The term 'python3' is not recognized as the name of a cmdlet, function, script file, or operable program. Check the spelling of the name, or if a path was included, verify that the path is correct and try again.
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Gino Mempin
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1Please don't post code as image but as text. This is easier to read, to find and to copy. – Klaus Gütter Jan 03 '19 at 14:22
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Also, what's the actual question? – Mad Physicist Jan 04 '19 at 02:14
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Make sure you add python to your system path
And try using python not python3
And try to run your code in native command line of windows
Mohammad Ansari
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I added the path to environment variables and tried with python instead of Python3!, It is working now! Thank you! – RoosyDepp Jan 05 '19 at 14:25
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great replacing python3 with python solved my problem ) thank you ) – Alijon Jumanazarov Nov 09 '21 at 21:51
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commands with python3 works for macOS/Linux. Use python for windows OS.
I ran into the same problem while creating a virtual environment for my project. Following instructions are quoted from https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/python/tutorial-django
macOS/Linux
sudo apt-get install python3-venv # If needed
python3 -m venv env
Windows
python -m venv env
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Assuming you installed the Python launcher when you installed Python, even without python3 in your PATH, you should be able to launch Python with py -2 (to use the most recent installed Python 2 version) or py -3 (to use the most recent installed Python 3 version), thanks to PEP 397: Python launcher for Windows.
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Install python library by using "Run as administrator" and then try it again.
Trust me, I faced the same issue and it worked for me. Don't forget to check the "add python to path" option like in this image.
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I was able to fix the error by simply replacing python3 file.py with python file.py
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