Windows CMD cannot use Python Virtualenv or Django commands

Question

I'm trying to use python Virtualenv and Django. I have successfully installed both using Pip. On every tutorial I've found, it tells me to open CMD and type in a command. For example:

C:\Users\USER\Desktop>django-admin startproject mysite

- docs.djangoproject.com/en/1.10/intro/tutorial01/

C:\Users\USER\Desktop>virtualenv pymote_env

- pymote.readthedocs.io/en/latest/install/windows_virtualenv.html

C:\Users\USER\Desktop>mkvirtualenv myproject

- docs.djangoproject.com/en/1.10/howto/windows/
Every one of these commands return

'...is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file.

I cannot find any solution to this. Is it worth running a virtual Linux Ubuntu machine? I'm running Windows 8 and using Python 3.4.3 32-bit. Any help well be greatly appreciated. Thank you in advance!

Answer 1

First, you need to setup a virtual environment using:

pip install virtualenvwrapper-win

then you create a virtual name

mkvirtualenv test

then you get your own environment

some times it doesn't work, you need to delete the environment then again you install it

uninstall using:

pip uninstall virtualenvwrapper-win
pip uninstall virtualenv

install using:

pip install virtualenvwrapper-win

you'll get your solution.

Answer 2

You can also run with python -m prefix. For e.g. python -m virtualenv pymote_env

Answer 3

I am late to the party, but I had a similar issue and for me it was a matter of access privileges. When using regular windows cmd or shell it did not work.

In Visual Studio Code I chose "select default Shell" and chose Bash.

After this I could run all the commands which previously didn't work. Specifically, getting terminal/bash to run as a venv.

I hope this might solve it for you.