Python setup : command not found

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Apologies if this is a basic question:

I have been trying to setup Python on my laptop by following the tutorial here. Under PIP, VIRTUALENV + VIRTUALENVWRAPPER subtitle, it says

And now setup virtualenvwrapper:

1 $ export WORKON_HOME=$HOME/.virtualenvs

2 $ export MSYS_HOME=/c/msys/1.0

3 $ source /usr/local/bin/virtualenvwrapper.sh

The last line of above gives me the following error:

$ source /usr/local/bin/virtualenvwrapper.sh
sh.exe": /usr/local/bin/virtualenvwrapper.sh: No such file or directory

So when I test my setup I get the following error:

$ mkvirtualenv TestEnv
sh.exe": mkvirtualenv: command not found

Could some1 help me out please?

THis is all on a Win7 laptop.

Thanks.

Yep. I did pip install virtualenvwrapper. When i do it again, I get a msg saying Requirement already satisfied. SO I am assuming that it is installed correctly. — Has
– Has, Commented Sep 8, 2013 at 13:33
What is the output of pip show -f virtualenvwrapper | grep virtualenvwrapper.sh? — falsetru
– falsetru, Commented Sep 8, 2013 at 13:41
I just get this: $ pip show -f virtualenvwrapper | grep v ..\..\..\Scripts\virtualenvwrapper.sh — Has
– Has, Commented Sep 8, 2013 at 13:46

matcheek · Accepted Answer · 2013-09-08 13:59:46Z

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From what you wrote it looks to me that you are mixing Windows and Linux shell commands.

I strongly advocate you get the virtualenv working first before you turn to a wrapper

To get virtualenv on Windows 7

pip install virtualenv

then

virtualenv name_to_your_env

name_to_your_env\Scripts\activate

edited Sep 8, 2013 at 13:59

answered Sep 8, 2013 at 13:53

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Has Over a year ago

For the second part, I get the following error: $ nameOfEnv\bin\activate sh.exe": nameOfEnvbinactivate: command not found

matcheek Over a year ago

Did you run on on windows command line? "$" at the start which I have just noticed suggests the you are running some shell that you did not mention directly in the question. The command should be run directly in the windows command line

Has Over a year ago

Iccc! THank you sooo much! Yep that works! SO every time i create a virtual env, I have to do name_to_your_env\Scripts\activate ? THanks.

Has Over a year ago

Yea I was running in the shell because in the tutorial i was following here newcoder.io/begin/setup-your-machine/#windows , all the commands began with a $

kakoma Over a year ago

The issue may persist when using git bash. Switch to the native command prompt

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smoosh911 · Accepted Answer · 2016-02-03 00:12:03Z

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I was having this same problem but got it to work a different way in Windows.

pip install virtualenv
virtualenv venv

.\venv\Scripts\activate.bat

The key here is running activate.bat rather than just activate. Once I did this and closed and opened cmd again and tried the normal

.\venv\Scripts\activate

it worked. I don't know why but it worked for me, hopefully it helps somebody else.

answered Feb 3, 2016 at 0:12

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falsetru · Accepted Answer · 2013-09-08 13:51:06Z

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According to your comment, virtualenvwrapper.sh is not in /usr/local/bin.

You should pass correct path to source command.

source /path/to/..../Scripts/virtualenvwrapper.sh

answered Sep 8, 2013 at 13:51

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Has Over a year ago

I get this when I do the above: '$ source /path/to/..../Scripts/virtualenvwrapper.sh sh.exe": /path/to/..../Scripts/virtualenvwrapper.sh: No such file or directory'

falsetru Over a year ago

@Hasnain, /path/to/..../Scripts/virtualenvwrapper.sh is just a example. You should specify real path.

Has Over a year ago

Oh I see! Apologies. Where can i find the real path? Thanks.

falsetru Over a year ago

@Hasnain, Try python -c "import os; print os.path.abspath('..\..\..\Scripts\virtualenvwrapper.sh')" in the directory where you did run the pip show ... command. It will tell you absolute path of the shell script.

Has Over a year ago

Hi, I believe it is c:/Python27/Scripts/virtualenvwrapper.sh. So i did source c:/Python27/Scripts/virtualenvwrapper.sh. I still get $ source c:/Python27/Scripts/virtualenvwrapper.sh sh.exe": mktemp: command not found ERROR: virtualenvwrapper could not create a temporary file name.

Riad · Accepted Answer · 2014-11-16 19:06:25Z

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I had encountered with the same problem and solved it by downloading mktemp binary for windows and uncompressing it under git/bin. Then it works. (I was trying to run leiningen [lein help] command under Git Bash, on Windows 7)

This is the download site i visited.

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