I have a directory which hosts all of my Django apps (C:\My_Projects
). I want to add this directory to my PYTHONPATH
so I can call the apps directly.
I tried adding C:\My_Projects\;
to my Windows Path
variable from the Windows GUI (My Computer > Properties > Advanced System Settings > Environment Variables
). But it still doesn't read the coltrane module and generates this error:
Error: No module named coltrane
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Windows 7 Professional I Modified @mongoose_za's answer to make it easier to change the python version:
Add the following to the existing variable:
%PY_HOME%;%PY_HOME%\Lib;%PY_HOME%\DLLs;%PY_HOME%\Lib\lib-tk;
Click [OK] to close all of the windows.
As a final sanity check open a command prompt and enter python. You should see
>python [whatever version you are using]
If you need to switch between versions, you only need to modify the PY_HOME variable to point to the proper directory. This is bit easier to manage if you need multiple python versions installed.
To augment PYTHONPATH, run regedit and navigate to KEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \SOFTWARE\Python\PythonCore and then select the folder for the python version you wish to use. Inside this is a folder labelled PythonPath, with one entry that specifies the paths where the default install stores modules. Right-click on PythonPath and choose to create a new key. You may want to name the key after the project whose module locations it will specify; this way, you can easily compartmentalize and track your path modifications.
thanks
This question needs a proper answer:
site
, which was made for this job!and here is how (plagiating my own answer to my own question on the very same topic):
>>> import site
>>> site.USER_SITE
'C:\\Users\\ojdo\\AppData\\Roaming\\Python\\Python37\\site-packages'
...
...
>>> import os
>>> os.makedirs(site.USER_SITE)
...
sitecustomize.py
in this folder containing the content of FIND_MY_PACKAGES
, either manually or using something like the following code. Of course, you have to change C:\My_Projects
to the correct path to your custom import location....
>>> FIND_MY_PACKAGES = """
import site
site.addsitedir(r'C:\My_Projects')
"""
>>> filename = os.path.join(site.USER_SITE, 'sitecustomize.py')
>>> with open(filename, 'w') as outfile:
... print(FIND_MY_PACKAGES, file=outfile)
And the next time you start Python, C:\My_Projects
is present in your sys.path
, without having to touch system-wide settings. Bonus: the above steps work on Linux, too!
In Python 3.4 on windows it worked when I added it to PATH enviroment variable instead of PYTHONPATH. Like if you have installed Python 3.4 in D:\Programming\Python34 then add this at the end of your PATH environment variable
;D:\Programming\Python34
Close and reopen command prompt and execute 'python'. It will open the python shell. This also fixed my Sublime 3 issue of 'python is not recognized as an internal or external command'.
The PYTHONPATH environment variable is used by Python to specify a list of directories that modules can be imported from on Windows. When running, you can inspect the sys.path
variable to see which directories will be searched when you import something.
To set this variable from the Command Prompt, use: set PYTHONPATH=list;of;paths
.
To set this variable from PowerShell, use: $env:PYTHONPATH=’list;of;paths’
just before you launch Python.
Setting this variable globally through the Environment Variables settings is not recommended, as it may be used by any version of Python instead of the one that you intend to use. Read more in the Python on Windows FAQ docs.
I got it worked in Windows 10 by following below steps.
Under environment variables, you should only add it under PATH of "System Variables" and not under "User Variables". This is a great confusion and eats time if we miss it.
Also, just try to navigate to the path where you got Python installed in your machine and add it to PATH. This just works and no need to add any other thing in my case.I added just below path and it worked.
C:\Users\YourUserName\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python37-32
Most important, close command prompt, re-open and then re-try typing "python" to see the version details. You need to restart command prompt to see the version after setting up the path in environment variables.
After restarting, you should be able to see the python prompt and below info when typing python in command prompt:
import sys
sys.path.append("path/to/Modules")
print sys.path
This won't persist over reboots or get translated to other files. It is however great if you don't want to make a permanent modification to your system.
You need to add to your PYTHONPATH variable instead of Windows PATH variable.
You can also add a .pth
file containing the desired directory in either your c:\PythonX.X
folder, or your \site-packages folder
, which tends to be my preferred method when I'm developing a Python package.
See here for more information.
While this question is about the 'real' Python, it did come up in a websearch for 'Iron Python PYTHONPATH'. For Iron Python users as confused as I was: It turns out that Iron Python looks for an environment variable called IRONPYTHONPATH
.
Linux/Mac/POSIX users: Don't forget that not only does Windows use \
as path separators, but it also uses ;
as path delimiters, not :
.
The easiest way to do that successfully, is to run the python installer again (after the first installation) and then:
These solutions work, but they work for your code ONLY on your machine. I would add a couple of lines to your code that look like this:
import sys
if "C:\\My_Python_Lib" not in sys.path:
sys.path.append("C:\\My_Python_Lib")
That should take care of your problems
The python 2.X paths can be set from few of the above instructions. Python 3 by default will be installed in C:\Users\\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python35-32\ So this path has to be added to Path variable in windows environment.
The easier way to set the path in python is : click start> My Computer >Properties > Advanced System Settings > Environment Variables > second windows >
select Path > Edit > and then add ";C:\Python27\;C:\Python27\Scripts\"
link :http://docs.python-guide.org/en/latest/starting/install/win/
This PYTHONPATH
variable needs to be set for ArcPY
when ArcGIS Desktop is installed.
PYTHONPATH=C:\arcgis\bin
(your ArcGIS home bin)
For some reason it never was set when I used the installer on a Windows 7 32-bit system.
From Windows command line:
set PYTHONPATH=%PYTHONPATH%;C:\My_python_lib
To set the PYTHONPATH permanently, add the line to your autoexec.bat
. Alternatively, if you edit the system variable through the System Properties, it will also be changed permanently.
For anyone trying to achieve this with Python 3.3+, the Windows installer now includes an option to add python.exe to the system search path. Read more in the docs.
Just append your installation path (ex. C:\Python27\) to the PATH variable in System variables. Then close and open your command line and type 'python'.
Adding Python and PythonPath to the Windows environment:
Under 'System Variables':
Add
PY_HOME
C:\Python27
PYTHONPATH
%PY_HOME%\Lib;%PY_HOME%\DLLs;%PY_HOME%\Lib\lib-tk;C:\another-library
Append
path
%PY_HOME%;%PY_HOME%\Scripts\
Maybe a little late, but this is how you add the path to the Windows Environment Variables.
Go to the Environment Variables tab, you do this by pressing Windows key + Pausa inter.
Go to Advanced System Settings.
Click on Environment Variables.
On the lower window search for the 'Path' value.
Select it
Click on Edit
In the end of the line add your instalation folder and the route to 'Scripts' folder.
Click ok, aceptar etc.
You're done, enter cmd and write python from any location of your drive, it should enter the Python program.
Example with my pc (I have Python34
)
EXISTING_LINES;C:\Python34;C:\Python34\Scripts\
Hope it helps.
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