Can't run python on hyper terminal

Question

$ python text.py
Python path configuration:
  PYTHONHOME = (not set)
  PYTHONPATH = (not set)
  program name = 'C:\Program Files\Python38\python.exe'
  isolated = 0
  environment = 1
  user site = 1
  import site = 1
  sys._base_executable = 'C:\\Program Files\\Python38\\python.exe
  sys.base_prefix = 'C:\\Program Files\\Python38
  sys.base_exec_prefix = 'C:\\Program Files\\Python38
  sys.executable = 'C:\\Program Files\\Python38\\python.exe
  sys.prefix = 'C:\\Program Files\\Python38
  sys.exec_prefix = 'C:\\Program Files\\Python38
  sys.path = [
    'C:\\Program Files\\Python38\\python38.zip',
    'C:\\Program Files\\Python38\\DLLs',
    'C:\\Program Files\\Python38\\lib',
    'C:\\Program Files\\Python38',
Fatal Python error: init_fs_encoding: failed to get the Python codec of the filesystem encoding
Python runtime state: core initialized
LookupError: no codec search functions registered: can't find anything

Current thread 0x0000c158 (most recent call first):
<no Python frame>

I am currently getting back to learning python. At the moment I am using hyper terminal. For some reason when I do commands like "python (pythonFile.py)" it displays the error as shown above. I did python last year and stopped due to school. There are still python files in my laptop.

Per the site rules, you must post errors as formatted text in your post, not as screenshots, and not in a comment. It will make your post searchable. Also, including the actual error message in your question title would really help, too. — Random Davis, Jan 14 '21 at 23:57
[Py\_Initialize fails - unable to load the file system codec](https://stackoverflow.com/a/5694730) — 001, Jan 15 '21 at 00:02
I checked on other post and found out different version may use py instead of python. Using py worked for me to run python files. But i am still unable to run pip install and it still shows me the same error — Muhammad Nur Hazrul, Jan 15 '21 at 00:33

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Jan 15 '21 at 01:33

Fixed the problem for both running python file and using pip. Use py {yourPythonFile.py} to run the file instead of python (https://docs.python.org/3/faq/windows.html#how-do-i-run-a-python-program-under-windows). As for using pip, I could install it but cant import it . Went to change the pythonpath to the folder containing the pip folder (https://stackoverflow.com/a/56861629/10176299) make sure to check the pip documentation too (https://pip.pypa.io/en/stable/installing/) shows everything from installing to showing where the pip folder is.

{
    "python.pythonPath":         "C:\\Users\\hal19\\AppData\\Local\\Programs\\Python\\Python39\\Lib\\site-packages",
}

Can't run python on hyper terminal

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