Why is this batch script not starting up my python program?

Question

It's a simple script and is supposed to start my python program in the same directory. However, it just runs and closes in a blink.

activate base
python CustomGUI.pyw
pause

Apparently, it's the activate base command which is being an issue. The command window just closes without activating the base environment.

Answer 1

For running python program using virtualenv you don't need to activate it. You can directly use interpreter in the environment.

run_gui.bat

C:\path\to\env\scripts\python CustomGUI.pyw
Pause

Will work just fine. For Windows 10 with Anaconda3 and username “jsmith”– the path will be C:\\Users\\jsmith\\Anaconda3\\python