Ashley Barrell

Doom Emacs Python Not Found Fix For Windows

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By Ashley Barrell 1 min read

When writing Python in Emacs you may run into an issue on Windows that says:

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Python was not found; run without arguments to install from the Microsoft Store, or disable this shortcut from Settings

This issue is simply due to the Python installer using an app execution alias by default.

The Fix

To fix this error you will need to do the following:

  1. Open the Windows start menu

  2. Type ’Manage app execution aliases’ Step 1

  3. Open the program

  4. Disable the Python app installer (in my case I had to switch off both Python and Python 3) Step 2

  5. Restart Emacs and the error should stop appearing!