virtualenv on Windows10 gives error:The path python3 does not exist

Question

I\'m trying the tutorial Using Cloud Datastore with Python, but when I run:

virtualenv -p python3 env

I got an error:

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Answer 1

Use something like this: virtualenv --python "Your python.exe path" 'Name of your virtual folder'. You can take your python.exe path from your environment variables which is in properties of your 'This PC' or 'My Computer'.

Then get into the folder and run the command: .\Scripts\activate

Enter the command pip freeze to make sure you have created your virtual environment successfully! It should return nothing since it is like an empty basket. Look at how it comes in the picture.

Answer 2

If python --V is showing a version greater than 3, then why not try:

virtualenv -p python env

instead? The value of the p flag is simply referring to the version of python you're wanting to create the virtual environment with. In this case, python is greater than version 3.

Answer 3

After reading this tutorial, I found the workaround for my case:

virtualenv --python "C:\\Anaconda3\\python.exe" env

Answer 4

Just a comment: On my Win10, for python3 scripts, I run py c:\path\to\script.
For example:

py -m pip --version

So to make the above command work, I used:

py -m venv env

and:

virtualenv -p py env

So that could be a possible solution as well.