Can't install Azure CLI ML extension - Failed to delete 'C:\Users\xxx\.azure\cliextensions\ml': [WinError 3] The system cannot find the path specified: 'C:\\Users\\xxx\\.azure\\cliextensions\\ml'.

Describe the bug I can successfully install the Azure CLI ML extension v1 via az extension add --name azure-cli-ml.

If I try the same (and azure-cli-ml is not installed) for az extension add --name ml I get Failed to delete 'C:\Users\xxx\.azure\cliextensions\ml': [WinError 3] The system cannot find the path specified: 'C:\\Users\\xxx\\.azure\\cliextensions\\ml'

To Reproduce Install ML extension via az extension add --name ml

Expected behavior The extension is being installed.

Environment summary Windows 11 Python: 3.10.4 Azure CLI: 2.35.0

[diondrapeck]

Note that Python 3.9+ is not supported for any of the existing v2 CLI releases, so this installation failure is expected behavior.

You can get a working installation by creating a Python 3.6, 3.7 or 3.8 environment and installing inside there.

1. conda create -n cli_v2 python=3.7 # or 3.8 or 3.6
2. conda activate cli_v2
3. pip install azure-cli
4. az extension add -n ml

[dr-dolittle]

@RakeshMohanMSFT I uninstalled Python 3.10. und installed 3.8. and can now successfully install the ml extension. Not sure whether this is because of the downgrade of the version or something of the ml extension has been updated.