How can I set a file located in the Roaming Folder as an Environment Variable?

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I have installed Jupyter on my Windows. The jupyter.exe command looks like stored in C:\Users\XXXX\AppData\Roaming\Python\Python310\Scripts.

C:\Users\XXXX\AppData\Roaming\Python\Python310\Scripts>dir
 Volume in drive C is XXXX
 Volume Serial Number is XXXX

 Directory of C:\Users\XXXX\AppData\Roaming\Python\Python310\Scripts

27/04/2023  11:08    <DIR>          .
27/04/2023  11:08    <DIR>          ..
21/03/2023  13:23           108.427 ipython.exe
21/03/2023  13:23           108.427 ipython3.exe
27/04/2023  11:08           108.421 jupyter-console.exe
21/03/2023  13:23           108.426 jupyter-kernel.exe
21/03/2023  13:23           108.464 jupyter-kernelspec.exe
21/03/2023  13:23           108.422 jupyter-migrate.exe
27/04/2023  11:08           102.281 jupyter-qtconsole.exe
21/03/2023  13:23           108.443 jupyter-run.exe
21/03/2023  13:23           108.427 jupyter-troubleshoot.exe
21/03/2023  13:23           108.422 jupyter.exe
21/03/2023  13:23           108.418 pygmentize.exe
21/03/2023  13:23            27.225 pywin32_postinstall.py
21/03/2023  13:23             3.546 pywin32_testall.py
27/04/2023  11:08           108.415 qtpy.exe
21/03/2023  13:23    <DIR>          __pycache__
              14 File(s)      1.325.764 bytes
               3 Dir(s)  11.283.652.608 bytes free

I have set jupiter.exe in Environment Variables but still gives me the error 'jupyter' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file. I have tried close & reopen the command prompt and restarting the Windows but still didn't work.

C:\Users\XXXX>jupyter
'jupyter' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.

Does it mean setting up an application (where located in Roaming Folder) on Environment Variables does not work? How to solve that?

https://i.imgur.com/YvpRgLh.png & https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PATH_(variable) — Gantendo, Apr 27 '23 at 06:15
Yeah thats the executable, the PATH requires the folder where it will search for the executable. So delete the `jupyter.exe` part — Gantendo, Apr 27 '23 at 06:19
Still doesn't work. Is that because `AppData` folder is hidden? — Jordy, Apr 27 '23 at 06:28
In my screenshot for example Python is also installed in AppData and it works fine — Gantendo, Apr 27 '23 at 06:29
Which steps have you followed to install it? You can just run it in any browser https://docs.jupyter.org/en/latest/start/index.html#id4 — Gantendo, Apr 27 '23 at 06:33

u1686_grawity · Answer 1 · 2023-04-27T06:18:42.160

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I have set jupiter.exe in Environment Variables but still gives me the error 'jupyter' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file.

If you're editing the PATH variable specifically, its values are always directories, not individual files. The system would only find "jupyter.exe" through PATH if you had the entire Python310\Scripts directory listed there.

(Other variables are not used by the system at all when searching for executables, unless explicitly referenced using the shell's "variable expansion" syntax. For example, a variable named jupyter would only be expanded if you typed %jupyter% in Cmd or $env:jupyter in PowerShell, but not if you just typed jupyter.)

edited Apr 27 '23 at 06:18

answered Apr 27 '23 at 06:13

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Still doesn't work with defining just `...\Python310\Scripts` – Jordy Apr 27 '23 at 06:29
@Jordy Rebooting *may* be necessary – Gantendo Apr 27 '23 at 06:35
Ok, I will try it – Jordy Apr 27 '23 at 06:36

How can I set a file located in the Roaming Folder as an Environment Variable?

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