Bash: Python3: command not found (Windows, discord.py)

On Windows the normal name for the python executable is python.exe (console program) or pythonw.exe (for GUI programs). The python executable is sometimes called python3 on some platforms, where the default (python) is the old python 2. On many UNIX-based (inc. Linux and OS X) systems, python 2 is used by system utilities, changing it could have bad consequences on those … Read more

pip/python: normal site-packages is not writeable

I have a new Macbook – a user installed it, and then I installed a new user (mine), granted admin privileges and deleted the old one. I am on OS Catalina. Since the installation I’ve been having several permission problems. VSCode can’t find Jupyter Notebook, pip installs packages at ~/Library/Python/3.7/site-packages. When I do which python3 … Read more

“pip install unroll”: “python setup.py egg_info” failed with error code 1

ere’s a little guide explaining a little bit how I usually install new packages on Python + Windows. It seems you’re using Windows paths, so this answer will stick to that particular SO: I never use a system-wide Python installation. I only use virtualenvs, and usually I try to have the latest version of 2.x … Read more