#29922: Windows/Linux,macOS button has opposite syntax
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Reporter: Steven Erredge | Owner: nobody
Type: Bug | Status: closed
Component: Documentation | Version: master
Severity: Normal | Resolution: invalid
Keywords: Linux, macOS, | Triage Stage:
Windows, tutorial | Unreviewed
Has patch: 0 | Needs documentation: 0
Needs tests: 0 | Patch needs improvement: 0
Easy pickings: 1 | UI/UX: 1
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Changes (by Carlton Gibson):
* status: new => closed
* resolution: => invalid
Comment:
The commands are correct.
On macOS/Linux (with bash) you'll get:
{{{
$ py -m django --version
-bash: py: command not found
}}}
Assuming you have Python on your `PATH`, or an active virtual environment
**both** commands would work on Windows, but as Tim says `py` is the
Python Launcher that's installed on Windows.
See: https://docs.python.org/3/using/windows.html#python-launcher-for-
windows
Whilst you'll always have `python` available with an active `venv`,
**not** having `python` on your `PATH` normally and using `py` to select
the desired interpreter is (I think) recommended. (The install notes say
"If selected, the install directory will be added to the system PATH" but
don't say "**Don't do this**, as perhaps they might....)
If something is missing here, please reply and we can re-open if there's a
mistake. Thanks!
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