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pipx install "cannot find the file specified"

See original GitHub issue

when using pipx install cowsay (or any program) i get an error stating that the file cannot be found in the .local\pipx\shared directory (see --verbose code)

C:\WINDOWS\system32>pipx install cowsay --verbose
pipx >(setup:717): pipx version is 0.16.3
pipx >(setup:718): Default python interpreter is 'c:\\users\\nbreb\\appdata\\local\\programs\\python\\python39\\python3.exe'
pipx >(package_name_from_spec:323): Determined package name: cowsay
pipx >(package_name_from_spec:324): Package name determined in 0.0s
creating virtual environment...
pipx >(run_subprocess:135): running c:\users\nbreb\appdata\local\programs\python\python39\python3.exe -m venv --without-pip C:\Users\nbreb\.local\pipx\venvs\cowsay
creating shared libraries...
pipx >(run_subprocess:135): running c:\users\nbreb\appdata\local\programs\python\python39\python3.exe -m venv --clear C:\Users\nbreb\.local\pipx\shared
Error: [WinError 2] The system cannot find the file specified

pipx >(rmdir:43): removing directory C:\Users\nbreb\.local\pipx\venvs\cowsay
'c:\\users\\nbreb\\appdata\\local\\programs\\python\\python39\\python3.exe -m venv --clear
C:\\Users\\nbreb\\.local\\pipx\\shared' failed

I believe i installed pipx correctly (as per instructions) and same with pip (21.1.2)

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dmwyattcommented, Sep 20, 2021

I’m also getting this on a fresh Windows 10 install. I disabled the windows versions of python with Start > Manage App Execution Aliases and installed 3.9.6 with pyenv-win. I can start up python interpreter just fine by typing python, or python3, but get this error:

╰─ pipx install poetry --verbose                                                         ─╯
pipx >(setup:717): pipx version is 0.16.4
pipx >(setup:718): Default python interpreter is 'c:\\users\\dustin\\.pyenv\\pyenv-win\\versions\\3.9.6\\python3.exe'
pipx >(package_name_from_spec:323): Determined package name: poetry
pipx >(package_name_from_spec:324): Package name determined in 0.0s
creating virtual environment...
pipx >(run_subprocess:135): running c:\users\dustin\.pyenv\pyenv-win\versions\3.9.6\python3.exe -m venv --without-pip C:\Users\dustin\.local\pipx\venvs\poetry
creating shared libraries...
pipx >(run_subprocess:135): running c:\users\dustin\.pyenv\pyenv-win\versions\3.9.6\python3.exe -m venv --clear C:\Users\dustin\.local\pipx\shared
Error: [WinError 2] The system cannot find the file specified

pipx >(rmdir:43): removing directory C:\Users\dustin\.local\pipx\venvs\poetry
'c:\\users\\dustin\\.pyenv\\pyenv-win\\versions\\3.9.6\\python3.exe -m venv --clear
C:\\Users\\dustin\\.local\\pipx\\shared' failed

If I copy/paste that 'c:\\users\\dustin\\.pyenv\\pyenv-win\\versions\\3.9.6\\python3.exe -m venv --clear C:\\Users\\dustin\\.local\\pipx\\shared', it runs without error and without any output.

That is the correct location of python:

╰─ python3                                                                               ─╯
Python 3.9.6 (tags/v3.9.6:db3ff76, Jun 28 2021, 15:26:21) [MSC v.1929 64 bit (AMD64)] on win32
Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.
>>> import sys
>>> sys.executable
'C:\\Users\\dustin\\.pyenv\\pyenv-win\\versions\\3.9.6\\python3.exe'

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rmcclellan-izocommented, Aug 1, 2022

I think this is resolved by #879

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