fix-winpath

If you are sure python is installed on your windows machine, but still encounter the following problem while trying to run python from your windows cmd terminal:

C:\Users\Joe> python
'python' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.

C:\Users\Joe> pip install requests
'pip' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.

C:\Users\Joe> jupyter notebook
'jupyter' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.

fix-winpath might help you to fix your windows' PATH environment variable.

Instructions

Check if you can launch python using the py launcher first:

C:\Users\Guest>py --version
Python 3.7.0

Assuming the line above works, install fix-winpath with:

py -3 -m pip install --upgrade fix-winpath 

After installing the package successfully fix your PATH with:

py -3 -m fix_winpath -i