'appium' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file

Question

Trying to install appium on Windows using the following command: npm install -g appium

But I am getting following error.Please give me some solutions to solve this problem.Just i downloaded appium for windows then I tried npm install -g appium command in command prompt.

    C:\Users\Gideon>npm install -g appium
npm WARN `git config --get remote.origin.url` returned wrong result (git://githu
b.com/vojtajina/traceur-compiler) undefined
npm WARN `git config --get remote.origin.url` returned wrong result (git://githu
b.com/vojtajina/traceur-compiler) undefined
npm ERR! git clone git://github.com/vojtajina/traceur-compiler undefined
npm ERR! git clone git://github.com/vojtajina/traceur-compiler undefined
\


> bufferutil@1.0.1 install C:\Users\Gideon\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\appi
um\node_modules\ws\node_modules\bufferutil
> node-gyp rebuild

|
C:\Users\Gideon\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\appium\node_modules\ws\node_mod
ules\bufferutil>node "C:\Program Files\nodejs\node_modules\npm\bin\node-gyp-bin\
\..\..\node_modules\node-gyp\bin\node-gyp.js" rebuild
gyp ERR! configure error
gyp ERR! stack Error: Can't find Python executable "python", you can set the PYT
HON env variable.
gyp ERR! stack     at failNoPython (C:\Program Files\nodejs\node_modules\npm\nod
e_modules\node-gyp\lib\configure.js:103:14)
gyp ERR! stack     at C:\Program Files\nodejs\node_modules\npm\node_modules\node
-gyp\lib\configure.js:64:11
gyp ERR! stack     at Object.oncomplete (evalmachine.<anonymous>:108:15)
gyp ERR! System Windows_NT 6.2.9200
gyp ERR! command "node" "C:\\Program Files\\nodejs\\node_modules\\npm\\node_modu
les\\node-gyp\\bin\\node-gyp.js" "rebuild"
 ERR! cwd C:\Users\Gideon\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\appium\node_modules\w
s\node_modules\bufferutil
gyp ERR! node -v v0.10.35
gyp ERR! node-gyp -v v1.0.1
gyp ERR! not ok
npm WARN optional dep failed, continuing bufferutil@1.0.1


> utf-8-validate@1.0.1 install C:\Users\Gideon\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\
appium\node_modules\ws\node_modules\utf-8-validate
> node-gyp rebuild


C:\Users\Gideon\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\appium\node_modules\ws\node_mod
ules\utf-8-validate>node "C:\Program Files\nodejs\node_modules\npm\bin\node-gyp-
bin\\..\..\node_modules\node-gyp\bin\node-gyp.js" rebuild
gyp ERR! configure error
gyp ERR! stack Error: Can't find Python executable "python", you can set the PYT
HON env variable.
gyp ERR! stack     at failNoPython (C:\Program Files\nodejs\node_modules\npm\nod
e_modules\node-gyp\lib\configure.js:103:14)
gyp ERR! stack     at C:\Program Files\nodejs\node_modules\npm\node_modules\node
-gyp\lib\configure.js:64:11
gyp ERR! stack     at Object.oncomplete (evalmachine.<anonymous>:108:15)
gyp ERR! System Windows_NT 6.2.9200
gyp ERR! command "node" "C:\\Program Files\\nodejs\\node_modules\\npm\\node_modu
les\\node-gyp\\bin\\node-gyp.js" "rebuild"
gyp ERR! cwd C:\Users\Gideon\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\appium\node_module
s\ws\node_modules\utf-8-validate
gyp ERR! node -v v0.10.35
gyp ERR! node-gyp -v v1.0.1
gyp ERR! not ok
npm WARN optional dep failed, continuing utf-8-validate@1.0.1
-


> ws@0.5.0 install C:\Users\Gideon\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\appium\node_
modules\socket.io\node_modules\engine.io\node_modules\ws
> (node-gyp rebuild 2> builderror.log) || (exit 0)

|
C:\Users\Gideon\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\appium\node_modules\socket.io\n
ode_modules\engine.io\node_modules\ws>node "C:\Program Files\nodejs\node_modules
\npm\bin\node-gyp-bin\\..\..\node_modules\node-gyp\bin\node-gyp.js" rebuild
|
> ws@0.4.31 install C:\Users\Gideon\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\appium\node
_modules\socket.io\node_modules\socket.io-client\node_modules\engine.io-client\n
ode_modules\ws
> (node-gyp rebuild 2> builderror.log) || (exit 0)


C:\Users\Gideon\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\appium\node_modules\socket.io\n
ode_modules\socket.io-client\node_modules\engine.io-client\node_modules\ws>node
"C:\Program Files\nodejs\node_modules\npm\bin\node-gyp-bin\\..\..\node_modules\n
ode-gyp\bin\node-gyp.js" rebuild
npm WARN engine hawk@0.10.2: wanted: {"node":"0.8.x"} (current: {"node":"0.10.35
","npm":"1.4.28"})
npm WARN engine cryptiles@0.1.3: wanted: {"node":"0.8.x"} (current: {"node":"0.1
0.35","npm":"1.4.28"})
npm WARN engine hoek@0.7.6: wanted: {"node":"0.8.x"} (current: {"node":"0.10.35"
,"npm":"1.4.28"})
npm WARN engine boom@0.3.8: wanted: {"node":"0.8.x"} (current: {"node":"0.10.35"
,"npm":"1.4.28"})
npm WARN engine sntp@0.1.4: wanted: {"node":"0.8.x"} (current: {"node":"0.10.35"
,"npm":"1.4.28"})
npm ERR! not found: git
npm ERR!
npm ERR! Failed using git.
npm ERR! This is most likely not a problem with npm itself.
npm ERR! Please check if you have git installed and in your PATH.

npm ERR! System Windows_NT 6.2.9200
npm ERR! command "C:\\Program Files\\nodejs\\\\node.exe" "C:\\Program Files\\nod
ejs\\node_modules\\npm\\bin\\npm-cli.js" "install" "-g" "appium"
npm ERR! cwd C:\Users\Gideon
npm ERR! node -v v0.10.35
npm ERR! npm -v 1.4.28
npm ERR! code ENOGIT
npm ERR! not ok code 0


C:\Users\Gideon>appium 

'appium' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file.

Answer 1

Even I struggled for a day, it finally worked.

NPM , by default will get installed in C:\\Program Files\\nodejs

But other required node modules will get installed in C:\\Users\\UserName\\AppData\\Roaming\\npm

The System Environment's PATH variable will be set to C:\\Program Files\\nodejs and not in C:\\Users\\UserName\\AppData\\Roaming\\npm , so kindly add this directory to the PATH variable.

Then copy the appium folder which is downloaded
From: C:\\Users\\User\\AppData\\Roaming\\npm\\node_modules
To: C:\\Program Files\\nodejs\\node_modules\\npm\\node_modules

Then the command appium --version should work globally.

Tested twice, working for me, hope it helps everyone.

Regards, Vineeth

Answer 2

Thanks for valuable inputs!

I am adding further solution.

While installing

npm install -g appium

by default system variable is set to C:\\Program Files\\nodejs\\ and this gives you error:

'appium' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file.

To resolve above error you need to give system variable is C:\\Program Files\\nodejs , so remove \\ if you are using OS Windows10, otherwise give semicolon end of the syntax, like as follow: C:\\Program Files\\nodejs;

Hope this solved the problem!

Answer 3

Sounds like you might need to check your system's PATH variable.

Control Panel -> System -> Advanced -> Environment Variables -> System Variables -> select PATH -> Edit ->

Mine has:

C:\\Ruby193\\bin;%SystemRoot%\\system32;%SystemRoot%;%SystemRoot%\\System32\\Wbem;%SYSTEMROOT%\\System32\\WindowsPowerShell\\v1.0;C:\\Program Files\\Hewlett-Packard\\SimplePass;C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Windows Live\\Shared;C:\\Program Files (x86)\\ATI Technologies\\ATI.ACE\\Core-Static;C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Microsoft ASP.NET\\ASP.NET Web Pages\\v1.0;C:\\Program Files\\Microsoft SQL Server\\110\\Tools\\Binn;C:\\Program Files\\Microsoft SQL Server\\120\\Tools\\Binn;C:\\Program Files\\Microsoft SQL Server\\Client SDK\\ODBC\\110\\Tools\\Binn;C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Microsoft SQL Server\\120\\Tools\\Binn;C:\\Program Files\\Microsoft SQL Server\\120\\DTS\\Binn;C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Microsoft SQL Server\\120\\Tools\\Binn\\ManagementStudio;C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Microsoft SQL Server\\120\\DTS\\Binn;C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Windows Kits\\8.1\\Windows Performance Toolkit;C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Microsoft SDKs\\TypeScript\\1.0;C:\\Program Files\\Microsoft\\Web Platform Installer;C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Microsoft SDKs\\Azure\\CLI\\wbin;C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Si mpleIDE\\propeller-gcc\\bin;c:\\python27;c:\\python27\\scripts;C:\\Program Files\\nodejs;C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Git\\cmd

Note that I had to manually add the one for Ruby , Python and python\\scripts , Nodejs , Git\\cmd , ...

You might need to do that to and then reboot to put those into place.

Answer 4

If you install appium through command npm install -g appium and showing error

'appium' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file

Add a new value to path variable in environment variable(Control panel-> advanced settings)

C:\Users\YourUsername....\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\appium\node_modules\.bin\

Answer 5

You can also try these steps after installing Node.js :

1) Click on the Start button
2) Search Node.js command prompt and open it
3) Type command npm install -g appium (and it will start installing)
5) Further more, close all the Windows cmd and start a new one
6) Search appium -v to check if it's installed.

Then you won't face the problem. I have struggled for a day, then after following these steps it worked.

Answer 6

I have given answer here for nodemon. But the same will for appium too. To fix the issue follow from step 2 - Answer Link