Django-Admin.py in Powershell

Question

I think I'm encountering a weird bug in Windows 8.1 trying to use django-admin.py (and any script really) in Powershell. I've successfully installed Python 2.7.6, and have added C:\\Python27\\ and C:\\Python27\\Scripts to my path.

When I try to use django-admin.py or python django-admin.py in Powershell, I get a file not found error.

Interestingly, when I use Command Prompt, I am able to use django-admin.py , even without the python prefix.

Answer 1

To execute scripts in Powershell, you need to set the execution policy to something other than restricted. For example:

Set-ExecutionPolicy RemoteSigned

This should allow general scripts (like .ps1 files) to be run. I still had problems running python files from the path so I added .py files to the PATHEXT variable. In Powershell:

$env:PATHEXT += ";.py"

I don't think this is permanent, so you may need to add it to your profile or change the environmental variables from the Advanced System Settings. This fixed the problem for me.