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choco install httpie : ERROR: The term 'py' is not recognized as the name of a cmdlet,

Open Mingyueyixi opened this issue 11 months ago • 0 comments

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  • [ ] I'm using the latest version of HTTPie.

Minimal reproduction code and steps

env: windows pc pyhon 3.12

1.choco install httpie 2.y 3.error

Current result

this is log: PS C:\Windows\System32> choco install httpie Chocolatey v0.10.15 2 validations performed. 1 success(es), 1 warning(s), and 0 error(s).

Validation Warnings:

  • A pending system reboot request has been detected, however, this is being ignored due to the current Chocolatey configuration. If you want to halt when this occurs, then either set the global feature using: choco feature enable -name=exitOnRebootDetected or pass the option --exit-when-reboot-detected.

Chocolatey detected you are not running from an elevated command shell (cmd/powershell).

You may experience errors - many functions/packages require admin rights. Only advanced users should run choco w/out an elevated shell. When you open the command shell, you should ensure that you do so with "Run as Administrator" selected. If you are attempting to use Chocolatey in a non-administrator setting, you must select a different location other than the default install location. See https://chocolatey.org/install#non-administrative-install for details.

Do you want to continue?([Y]es/[N]o): y

Installing the following packages: httpie By installing you accept licenses for the packages. Progress: Downloading httpie 3.2.2... 100%

httpie v3.2.2 [Approved] - Possibly broken httpie package files install completed. Performing other installation steps. The package httpie wants to run 'chocolateyinstall.ps1'. Note: If you don't run this script, the installation will fail. Note: To confirm automatically next time, use '-y' or consider: choco feature enable -n allowGlobalConfirmation Do you want to run the script?([Y]es/[A]ll - yes to all/[N]o/[P]rint): y

ERROR: The term 'py' is not recognized as the name of a cmdlet, function, script file, or operable program. Check the spelling of the name, or if a path was included, verify that the path is correct and try again. The install of httpie was NOT successful. Error while running 'C:\ProgramData\chocolatey\lib\httpie\tools\chocolateyinstall.ps1'. See log for details.

Chocolatey installed 0/1 packages. 1 packages failed. See the log for details (C:\ProgramData\chocolatey\logs\chocolatey.log).

Failures

  • httpie (exited -1) - Error while running 'C:\ProgramData\chocolatey\lib\httpie\tools\chocolateyinstall.ps1'. See log for details.

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As you can see from the log, the problem is caused by the installation script. The installation script calls the py command, which is optional in windows and does not necessarily exist after installing python. We should call python instead of py

Expected result

can choco install httpie success

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Debug output

Please re-run the command with --debug, then copy the entire command & output and paste both below:

$ http --debug <COMPLETE ARGUMENT LIST THAT TRIGGERS THE ERROR>
<COMPLETE OUTPUT>

Additional information, screenshots, or code examples

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Mingyueyixi avatar Jan 31 '25 16:01 Mingyueyixi