How to fix Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: 'C:\\Program Files\\Python37\\lib\\venv\\scripts\\nt\\python_d.exe'

Question

I'm using the latest version of Python on Windows and I'm trying to use venv with the following code:

C:\envs> py -m venv test

Even if it actually creates the venv, it returns this error and I don't understand why. Moreover I can't activate the venv, the code

C:\envs> C:\envs\test\Scripts\activate.bat

returns

"C:\envs\test\Scripts\activate.bat" is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file.

Solved. It is a bug when debug binaries are installed. See https://bugs.python.org/issue36441 — Villani, Mar 28 '19 at 16:01

score 23 · Answer 1 · answered May 03 '19 at 04:54

I am using python version 3.7.3 it gave me error states that "No such file or directory: 'C:\python37\lib\venv\scripts\nt\python_d.exe'" at the time of creation of project in pycharm.

I copied following files from python location(C:\Program Files\Python37) to the (C:\Program Files\Python37\Lib\venv\scripts\nt) and it worked for me

1) python_d.exe
2) python_d.pdb
3) pythonw_d.exe
4) pythonw_d.pdb

score 8 · Answer 2 · edited Jun 08 '19 at 17:10

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As Villani mentioned in his own comment, it's a debug binaries problem.

It will be fixed in the upcoming 3.7.4 release. (Planned for 24/06)

Either downgrade to 3.7.2 or install without debug binaries.

edited Jun 08 '19 at 17:10

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answered Apr 16 '19 at 19:50

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I just gave a try to `Python 3.7.4rc1` and this issue is gone – Thomasleveil Jun 25 '19 at 08:11

score 4 · Answer 3 · edited May 22 '19 at 16:07

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In Anaconda prompt type these commands:

conda remove anaconda
conda update python
conda list --show-channel-urls | findstr python
python -m venv venv

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score 2 · Answer 4 · answered Apr 22 '19 at 20:48

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for me what fixed the issue was copying the python_d.exe and python_d.pdb from C:\Program Files\Python37 to C:\Program Files\Python37\Lib\venv\scripts\nt

hope this solves your problem ;)

answered Apr 22 '19 at 20:48

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score 2 · Answer 5 · answered Jun 17 '19 at 06:58

The problem is , your virtual environment could not find debugger resources. The venv module's resources dont have those resources (probably a bug). The easy solution is.

Fix the venv module resources first: Copy debugger symbols to venv resources. In your python installation directory copy python_d.pdb, python_d.exe, pythonw_d.pdb, pythonw_d.exe and past inside (installation directory) Lib>venv>scripts>nt. In this nt folder should also have (already present) python.exe , python.pdb , pythonw.exe, pythonw.pdb
Now, try to create virtual environment using

python -m venv py37dev

score 1 · Answer 6 · answered Feb 20 '20 at 15:02

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These steps worked for me

conda update --force conda
conda update python
conda list --show-channel-urls | findstr python
python -m venv venv

answered Feb 20 '20 at 15:02

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score 0 · Answer 7 · answered Mar 25 '20 at 20:12

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I update python and bug fixed

conda update --force conda

answered Mar 25 '20 at 20:12

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score 0 · Answer 8 · edited Apr 05 '20 at 11:49

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conda remove anaconda
conda update python
python -m venv venv

This will resolve it but your main Python interpreter will run from the conda environment & it will prompt the error below but it will work just fine.

"This Python interpreter is in a conda environment, but the environment has not been activated."

edited Apr 05 '20 at 11:49

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How to fix Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: 'C:\\Program Files\\Python37\\lib\\venv\\scripts\\nt\\python_d.exe'

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