why am i getting (gsutil): "C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python37\python.exe": command not found

Question

After installing Google cloud sdk and connecting to desired firebase project i am receiving :

ERROR: (gsutil) "C:\\Users\\user\\AppData\\Local\\Programs\\Python\\Python37\\python.exe": command not found when running any gsutil command.

My current stup is:

windows 10
Google Cloud SDK 281.0.0
bq 2.0.53
core 2020.02.14
gsutil 4.47
python 3.7

My theory is, that while installed "correctly" python doesnt have access to gsutil commands

Answer 1

I had the same problem and I was able to solve it by setting a new environment variable for CLOUDSDK_PYTHON. On windows 10 you can do this from the command line in 2 ways:

1. Set an env variable for the current terminal session set CLOUDSDK_PYTHON="C:\\Users\\user\\AppData\\Local\\Programs\\Python\\Python37\\python.exe"

2. Set a permanent env variable setx CLOUDSDK_PYTHON="C:\\Users\\user\\AppData\\Local\\Programs\\Python\\Python37\\python.exe"

The file path will probably be different for everyone, so check first where is python.exe located and use your own path. I hope this helps.

Answer 2

Run:

set CLOUDSDK_PYTHON=C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python37\python.exe

Note: There should be no quotes around the python path like this "C:\\Users\\user\\AppData\\Local\\Programs\\Python\\Python37\\python.exe" or it would attempt to run the command with quotes, which we know won't work.

Answer 3

To see a list of components that are available and currently installed, run command:

gcloud components list

To update all installed components to the latest available version(282.0) of Cloud SDK, run command:

gcloud components update

You also can reinstall it following thisdocument , while Cloud SDK currently uses Python 2 by default, you can use an existing Python installation if necessary by unchecking the option to 'Install Bundled Python'.

Answer 4

As was suggested above reinstalling using bundled python worked for me. I had incorrectly assumed from google's doc i should choose between bundled or current python install not realizing both could run without conflict.

Answer 5

Syntax needed to be a little different for me in CMD and/or PowerShell - also I installed Python via the Microsoft Store so the command for me was:

SETX CLOUDSDK_PYTHON "C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\PythonSoftwareFoundation.Python.3.9_3.9.1520.0_x64__qbz5n2kfra8p0\python3.9.exe"

you can get the exact path by running the python app from the start menu and then reading the window title: