Hi Annabel, I don't have experience with arches and windows, but it just sounds like you need to let Windows know where to find your python installation. The standard python location is C:\Python27. Check to see if that's where python has been installed, and if not, you can find the path by opening IDLE (just type IDLE into the start menu search) and using these commands:
import sys print sys.exec_prefix reference (2nd answer) <http://stackoverflow.com/questions/6767283/find-where-python-is-installed-if-it-isnt-default-dir> Once you know where python is installed, follow this to create a new environment variable named "PYTHONPATH" and set it to reference the python installation. Here <http://stackoverflow.com/questions/25153802/how-to-set-python-path-in-windows-7> is a good summary of how to do it. To get to the Environment Variables, you can just type "env" in the windows start menu. Be sure not to delete any existing path variables, and good luck! On Thursday, July 30, 2015 at 3:40:47 AM UTC-5, Annabel Lopez wrote: > > We have tried installing Arches. We have used the instructions for use of > the software but have run into some glitches. Would be grateful if you can > tell us where we are going wrong. What has been done so far: > > 1) Made a folder called 'arches web' and downloaded all the dependencies > in it. Installation for the programs was done from the same location. > 2) Downloaded PostgreSQL 9.3 and PostGIS 2.x, GEOS, Python 2.7.6 > > 3) One is required to install virtualednv through pip only and this pip > has to be downloaded with python. > > Now, although python is available on our system, we don't have its > path. We tried using get pip as a command in python command line. We tried > using the same in windows command prompt. We also tried reinstalling python > and calling it out through window powershell. Only to get the following > error: ' The term python is not recognised as the name of a cmdlet, > function, script file or operable function.' My understanding tells me it > has to do with the location we've chosen for our files. > > Would appreciate some help in how to proceed > -- -- To post, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe, send email to [email protected]. For more information, visit https://groups.google.com/d/forum/archesproject?hl=en --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Arches Project" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
