interpreter command not found or unrecognized

[jordanbtucker]

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If you see an error similar to the following.

interpreter command not found

or

interpreter : The term 'interpreter' is not recognized as the
name of acmdlet, function, script file, or operable program

This is likely an issue with your Python/pip Scripts directory not being in your PATH environment variable.

To find out what that path is, run the following command.

python -c 'import os,sysconfig;print(sysconfig.get_path("scripts"))'

(If that doesn't work, see my comment below: https://github.com/KillianLucas/open-interpreter/issues/169#issuecomment-1713124018)

Now add that directory to your PATH environment variable and restart your terminal.

If you still run into problems, leave a comment here or ask on the Discord server.

[veonua]

on my system

print(sysconfig.get_path("scripts")) C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\PythonSoftwareFoundation.Python.3.11_3.11.1520.0_x64__qbz5n2kfra8p0\Scripts is missing and protected root folder

the right path is

python -m site --user-site C:\Users{user}\AppData\Local\Packages\PythonSoftwareFoundation.Python.3.11_qbz5n2kfra8p0\LocalCache\local-packages\Python311\Scripts

[pyoneerC]

PATH or path? Only got the latter

[milgodlewski]

In my case, I had the correct path to "/scripts" in PATH during the installation process. Important to mention - I initially started the installation on Python 3.11.0

The installation was successfully completed on Python version 3.11.4

[ys112]

Hi, for anyone else that might face same issues where interpreter still fails to work after adding "C:\Python311\Scripts" to PATH in windows. Turns out that pip install open-interpreter have to run in elevated command in windows if not the error below will appear on first install (which disappears on subsequent same pip install commands)

WARNING: Failed to write executable - trying to use .deleteme logic ERROR: Could not install packages due to an OSError: [WinError 2] The system cannot find the file specified: 'C:\Python311\Scripts\interpreter.exe' -> 'C:\Python311\Scripts\interpreter.exe.deleteme'

which indicates that interpreter.exe is not installed in the python scripts folder hence interpreter command won't work.

Solution: Open command prompt with admin rights If you ran pip install open-interpreter previously, run pip uninstall open-interpreter first. Then pip install open-interpreter to install again and no error should show up. Run interpreter and voila

[pdwytr]

You'll 3.11 version for this to work, thats what helped me out. @jordanbtucker.

[pyoneerC]

have 3.11.5 still dont work

[hamoudydev]

I've had this issue since yesterday and none of the fixes provided worked for me. When running interpreter it would give me the error that it could not open the file and it showed the directory with \\ and not \.

My fix was to manually go to the directory of where interpreter.exe is located and running it manually from there and that seems to work.

[pyoneerC]

where is it located?

[Raclez]

I did what you did

ryu@ryu-2 ~ % python3 -c 'import os,sysconfig;print(sysconfig.get_path("scripts"))'
/usr/local/bin


ryu@ryu-2 ~ % echo $PATH

/opt/homebrew/bin:/opt/homebrew/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/System/Cryptexes/App/usr/bin:/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/sbin:/usr/local/aria2/bin:/var/run/com.apple.security.cryptexd/codex.system/bootstrap/usr/local/bin:/var/run/com.apple.security.cryptexd/codex.system/bootstrap/usr/bin:/var/run/com.apple.security.cryptexd/codex.system/bootstrap/usr/appleinternal/bin

ryu@ryu-2 ~ % interpreter -y
zsh: command not found: interpreter

But it still doesn't work. That's why my head hurts

[hamoudydev]

where is it located?

If interpreter doesn't work, try py interpreter and it should spit out the directory.

For me the directory was C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python311\Scripts

[maxpetrusenko]

Install -conda and create a new env, then run enterpreter

[jordanbtucker]

@hamoudydev

where is it located?

If interpreter doesn't work, try py interpreter and it should spit out the directory.

For me the directory was C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python311\Scripts

C:\Users\Jordan\scoop\apps\python\current\python.exe: can't open file 'C:\\Users\\Jordan\\interpreter': [Errno 2] No such file or directory

[pyoneerC]

Nah still don't work

[jordanbtucker]

If you run the following command, it should tell you where the interpreter executable is.

pip show --files open-interpreter

Name: open-interpreter
Version: 0.1.3
Summary: Let language models run code locally.
Home-page:
Author: Killian Lucas
Author-email: [email protected]
License:
Location: c:\users\jordan\scoop\persist\miniconda3\envs\oi\lib\site-packages
Requires: appdirs, astor, git-python, huggingface-hub, inquirer, litellm, openai, pyreadline3, python-dotenv, rich, six, tiktoken, tokentrim, wget
Required-by:
Files:
  ..\..\Scripts\interpreter.exe
  interpreter\README.md
  interpreter\__init__.py
  ...

The first path under the Files: list should be the interpreter executable. It should be relative to the path to the pip executable, which you can find with the following command.

# Windows
where.exe pip

# Linux
which pip

On my Windows computer, it returns two paths for pip because I have Miniconda installed. The first path listed is the one that the interpreter path is relative to.

C:\Users\Jordan\scoop\apps\miniconda3\current\envs\oi\Scripts\pip.exe
C:\Users\Jordan\scoop\apps\python\current\Scripts\pip.exe

So, resolving ..\..\Scripts\interpreter.exe relative to C:\Users\Jordan\scoop\apps\miniconda3\current\envs\oi\Scripts\pip.exe gives me C:\Users\Jordan\scoop\apps\miniconda3\current\envs\oi\Scripts\interpreter.exe

So, in my case, I need to make sure that C:\Users\Jordan\scoop\apps\miniconda3\current\envs\oi\Scripts is in my PATH environment variable.

[d0rb]

I was unable to solve this, but I think the reason we were unable to run it via the CLI is simply because Python is installed from the Microsoft Store.

This script will print the script's folder ,

import sys
import os
virtual_env_directory = sys.prefix
scripts_folder = os.path.join(virtual_env_directory, "Scripts")
print("Scripts folder:", scripts_folder)

Mine results as "Scripts folder: C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\PythonSoftwareFoundation.Python.3.10_3.10.3056.0_x64__qbz5n2kfra8p0\Scripts"

If you have a Windows app in the print, you had installed it from the store. I cannot access my WindowsApps folder due to my workplace policies, but I think this might be the cause.

[jordanbtucker]

@d0rb Good find! Best to install Python from its website or via scoop/choco/etc. in Windows.

I use scoop.

[pyoneerC]

yep, that did it, uninstall MS python, goto https://www.python.org/downloads/

[meloseven]

If you run the following command, it should tell you where the interpreter executable is.

pip show --files open-interpreter

Name: open-interpreter
Version: 0.1.3
Summary: Let language models run code locally.
Home-page:
Author: Killian Lucas
Author-email: [email protected]
License:
Location: c:\users\jordan\scoop\persist\miniconda3\envs\oi\lib\site-packages
Requires: appdirs, astor, git-python, huggingface-hub, inquirer, litellm, openai, pyreadline3, python-dotenv, rich, six, tiktoken, tokentrim, wget
Required-by:
Files:
  ..\..\Scripts\interpreter.exe
  interpreter\README.md
  interpreter\__init__.py
  ...

The first path under the Files: list should be the interpreter executable. It should be relative to the path to the pip executable, which you can find with the following command.

# Windows
where.exe pip

# Linux
which pip

On my Windows computer, it returns two paths for pip because I have Miniconda installed. The first path listed is the one that the interpreter path is relative to.

C:\Users\Jordan\scoop\apps\miniconda3\current\envs\oi\Scripts\pip.exe
C:\Users\Jordan\scoop\apps\python\current\Scripts\pip.exe

So, resolving ..\..\Scripts\interpreter.exe relative to C:\Users\Jordan\scoop\apps\miniconda3\current\envs\oi\Scripts\pip.exe gives me C:\Users\Jordan\scoop\apps\miniconda3\current\envs\oi\Scripts\interpreter.exe

So, in my case, I need to make sure that C:\Users\Jordan\scoop\apps\miniconda3\current\envs\oi\Scripts is in my PATH environment variable.

thks, this works for me

[songyaolun]

@ys112 thks, this one really did work for me.

[arm5472]

I had the same issue using PowerShell 7, but it worked fine, using Command Prompt.

[afroze9]

After adding the scripts folder to your PATH, try running interpreter.exe. I'm running powershell 7 under windows terminal and it was unable to recognize the simple interpreter command.

[mikefrostov]

Hi, for anyone else that might face same issues where interpreter still fails to work after adding "C:\Python311\Scripts" to PATH in windows. Turns out that pip install open-interpreter have to run in elevated command in windows if not the error below will appear on first install (which disappears on subsequent same pip install commands)

WARNING: Failed to write executable - trying to use .deleteme logic ERROR: Could not install packages due to an OSError: [WinError 2] The system cannot find the file specified: 'C:\Python311\Scripts\interpreter.exe' -> 'C:\Python311\Scripts\interpreter.exe.deleteme'

which indicates that interpreter.exe is not installed in the python scripts folder hence interpreter command won't work.

Solution: Open command prompt with admin rights If you ran pip install open-interpreter previously, run pip uninstall open-interpreter first. Then pip install open-interpreter to install again and no error should show up. Run interpreter and voila

I just wanted to point out that 'sudo python3.10 -m pip install open-interpreter' also fixed this for me on Mac M1

[MikeBirdTech]

This fix has been documented. Please create a new issue if the problem persists for you. Thanks!

[nothingness6]

Hi, for anyone else that might face same issues where interpreter still fails to work after adding "C:\Python311\Scripts" to PATH in windows. Turns out that pip install open-interpreter have to run in elevated command in windows if not the error below will appear on first install (which disappears on subsequent same pip install commands)

WARNING: Failed to write executable - trying to use .deleteme logic ERROR: Could not install packages due to an OSError: [WinError 2] The system cannot find the file specified: 'C:\Python311\Scripts\interpreter.exe' -> 'C:\Python311\Scripts\interpreter.exe.deleteme'

which indicates that interpreter.exe is not installed in the python scripts folder hence interpreter command won't work.

Solution: Open command prompt with admin rights If you ran pip install open-interpreter previously, run pip uninstall open-interpreter first. Then pip install open-interpreter to install again and no error should show up. Run interpreter and voila

It works!!! Thx!!!

[jorbey]

If you see an error similar to the following.

interpreter command not found

or

interpreter : The term 'interpreter' is not recognized as the
name of acmdlet, function, script file, or operable program

This is likely an issue with your Python/pip Scripts directory not being in your PATH environment variable.

To find out what that path is, run the following command.

python -c 'import os,sysconfig;print(sysconfig.get_path("scripts"))'

(If that doesn't work, see my comment below: #169 (comment))

Now add that directory to your PATH environment variable and restart your terminal.

If you still run into problems, leave a comment here or ask on the Discord server.

Not worked for me, but I fixed. I am using macOS, python3 is included. After installed, run "interpreter" in terminal show:interpreter command not found. I found that "interpreter" is in "/Users/(acount_name)/Library/Python/3.9/bin". Then add that directory to PATH environment variable and restart terminal, It worked!