Python: Can't find command virtualenv
I have the python installed from here: Python download link
The command python --version gives me Python 3.12.2
I want to create a virtual environment in order to use it for a Django project.
pip install virtualenv
works fine.
But afterwards , the command
virtualenv env_site
gives me the error
virtualenv : Die Benennung "virtualenv" wurde nicht als Name eines Cmdlet, einer Funktion, einer Skriptdatei oder
eines ausführbaren Programms erkannt. Überprüfen Sie die Schreibweise des Namens, oder ob der Pfad korrekt ist
(sofern enthalten), und wiederholen Sie den Vorgang.
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+ virtualenv env_site
+ ~~~~~~~~~~
+ CategoryInfo : ObjectNotFound: (virtualenv:String) [], CommandNotFoundException
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : CommandNotFoundException
In my path variable, I have the following entries
C:\Software\Python\Python312\Scripts\
C:\Software\Python\Python312\
C:\Users\imelf\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Launcher\
What is wrong? Why doesn't he recognize the command virtualenv ?
On Windows python behaves a bit differently compared to Linux and macOS. In lot's of situations you prefer the py command over python3 command. This is especially relevant when dealing with virtualenv on windows.
Check out this guide to see how things work out on windows https://packaging.python.org/en/latest/guides/installing-using-pip-and-virtual-environments/
As it has already been written in the comments, your PATH environment variable does not include your current virtualenv installation directory.