[Question]: 'c:\Users\ASUS' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file.

[amuza2]

Your question

Peace, hi
1- created a virualenv
2- installed successfully playwright by "pip install playwright"
3- try to install playwright driver by "playwright install"

it gives me this output:
'""c:\Users\ASUS' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.

python version 3.10.6

[rwoll]

This looks like the same issue from #1355 (comment). If so, can you try the suggested fix there?

[amuza2]

This looks like the same issue from #1355 (comment). If so, can you try the suggested fix there?

unfortunately, it doesn't work.

[rwoll]

Can you try installing another python package (e.g. https://docs.pytest.org/en/7.1.x/getting-started.html)? If that CLI command (pytest --help) doesn't work and gives you the same error, this points to a problem with your Python installation instead of PW itself.

[rwoll]

in addition to the above, please also try python -m playwright install and let us know the output.

[amuza2]

pytest --help

installing other python packages work
==> python -m playwright install
the above installation doesn't work

but I found something weird
I uninstalled playwright and then wrote "playwright install" the output was:
'playwright' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.

then I installed it and run "pip install playwright" then "playwright install" I got this output:
'""c:\Users\ASUS' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.

it looks it's searching for "c:\Users\ASUS" instead of "playwright"
any idea

[rwoll]

I'm not sure. Are there any spaces in the directory names along the path to your virtual env? Rather, what's the full path to your venv?

[amuza2]

I'm not sure. Are there any spaces in the directory names along the path to your virtual env? Rather, what's the full path to your venv?

I found the solution
I noticed this "'""c:\Users\ASUS'" it stopped at ASUS and my user folder name were "ASUS VIVOBOOK 17"
so right after ASUS there is a space, may be the space caused the problem and I did change the user name folder and it worked.
steps to solve this problem:
1- Change user folder name using a youtube video, it has several steps:
How To Change User Folder Name in Windows 10
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y5_Q2BmTx3Y

2- Go change the python path, change the user folder name from the old to the new one.
you can enter this in your cmd as a shortcut
rundll32.exe sysdm.cpl,EditEnvironmentVariables

3- now you need just to use "python -m playwright install"

[amuza2]

I think changing the user folder name will have some new issues because a lot of tools or softwares that are set to the old user folder name. like for example changing export to some tools to the new.

[amuza2]

I found the solution I noticed this "'""c:\Users\ASUS'" it stopped at ASUS and my user folder name were "ASUS VIVOBOOK 17" so right after ASUS there is a space, may be the space caused the problem and I did change the user name folder and it worked. steps to solve this problem: 1- Change user folder name using a youtube video, it has several steps: How To Change User Folder Name in Windows 10 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y5_Q2BmTx3Y

But in the case you installed your Python 3.10.x for all users, will you change the Program Files to ProgramFiles (with out space) ???

I tried to uninstall then install, it didn't work
maybe but my path is not in "program files" it's in "AppData" folder, this is my path:
"C:\Users\REALMAN\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python310\python.exe"
so there is no space

[amuza2]

Okay now I found the end of problem is from playwright driver. So the right solution is edit the playwright.cmd in a path which as the same as "C:\Program Files\Python310\Lib\site-packages\playwright\driver\playwright.cmd" with this content:

@echo OFF
SETLOCAL
IF %PLAYWRIGHT_NODEJS_PATH%x == x SET PLAYWRIGHT_NODEJS_PATH="%~dp0\node.exe"
""%PLAYWRIGHT_NODEJS_PATH%"" "%~dp0\package\lib\cli\cli.js" %*

Which I did is double quotes again the PLAYWRIGHT_NODEJS_PATH to fix the space error.

I saw that file but I didn't open it, I wouldn't even know what to do if I opened it anyway.
Congratulation

[amuza2]

"C:\Users\REALMAN\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python310\Lib\site-packages\playwright\driver\playwright.cmd"

I already solved the problem when I changed the user folder name from "asus vivobook 17" to "realman"
I am not going to touch anything, if it's working don't touch it :)