continue this conversation : there is no reponse when i type in where python: “”(aienv) (base) PS C:\Users\bower\ai> where python
(aienv) (base) PS C:\Users\bower\ai> where python3
(aienv) (base) PS C:\Users\bower\ai> where python
(aienv) (base) PS C:\Users\bower\ai>“”
In PowerShell, the equivalent command to where is usually Get-Command. Since you are not seeing any output when you type where python, it suggests that PowerShell might not be recognizing the command or Python might not be in the system PATH.

Try using the Get-Command cmdlet to locate the Python executable. Run this in your PowerShell window:

Get-Command python


or specifically for Python 3:

Get-Command python3


You should see output that looks like this:

CommandType     Name                                               Version    Source
-----------     ----                                               -------    ------
Application     python.exe                                         0.0.0.0    C:\Users\bower\ai\aienv\Scripts\python.exe


If you see the Python executable path pointing to your virtual environment, then you’re using the correct Python interpreter. If not, or if you still don’t see any output, the virtual environment may not be properly activated, or the Python executable from the virtual environment is not in your PATH.

To ensure that you’re using the Python interpreter from your virtual environment, specify the full path when you run the script:

C:\Users\bower\ai\aienv\Scripts\python.exe c:\Users\bower\ai\aienv\app.py


Using the full path to the Python executable ensures that you’re invoking Python from within your virtual environment, regardless of your system PATH settings.

Another thing you can do is to check the contents of your Scripts folder:

dir C:\Users\bower\ai\aienv\Scripts</code>


Verify that you find python.exe or python3.exe inside.

Lastly, make sure you re-activate your virtual environment by running:

C:\Users\bower\ai\aienv\Scripts\activate


After activating, try running your script again with just the python command or using the full path as I suggested earlier.
“or the Python executable from the virtual environment is not in your PATH.” so i need to add it in the env variables ?
In most cases, when you activate a Python virtual environment, the shell’s PATH is temporarily modified so that the python command references the Python interpreter in the virtual environment. Normally, you don’t need to manually add the virtual environment’s Python executable to your system’s PATH environment variable.

If the activation of your virtual environment is not affecting the PATH as it should (or you aren’t seeing the expected behavior when using the python command), you can use the full path to the python executable within the virtual environment for running scripts, as I mentioned earlier. This is a direct way to ensure you’re using the correct Python without modifying system-level variables.

To use the Python from your virtual environment, you would run:

C:\Users\bower\ai\aienv\Scripts\python.exe c:\Users\bower\ai\aienv\app.py


This command explicitly calls the Python interpreter from your virtual environment to execute app.py.

If you prefer to modify the PATH temporarily or for the current session, you can do it in PowerShell like this:

$env:PATH = “C:\Users\bower\ai\aienv\Scripts” + “;” +