Python will not run in git bash (Windows). When I type python in the command line, it takes me to a blank line without saying that it has entered python 2.7.10 like its does in Powershell. It doesn't give me an error message, but python just doesn't run.
I have already made sure the environmental variables in PATH included c:\python27
. What else can I check?
A session wherein this issue occurs looks like the following:
user@hostname MINGW64 ~
$ type python
python is /c/Python27/python
user@hostname MINGW64 ~
$ python
…sitting there without returning to the prompt.
Best Answer
Temporary solution
Just enter this in your git shell on windows - >
alias python='winpty python.exe'
, that is all and you are going to have alias to the python executable. This alias will be valid for the duration of the shell session.winpty is a Windows software package providing an interface similar to a Unix pty-master for communicating with Windows console programs.
Permanent solution
Add the command to your
.bashrc
in the users home directory.Using CLI
This can be accomplished from git bash like so:
which will create
.bashrc
in the current users home directory if the file doesn't exist or append the alias to the end of.bashrc
if it does.Using a text editor
Alternatively, you could first create a
.bashrc
. Depending on your file manager, this may be easier to accomplish in git bash like so:At which point you can open
.bashrc
in your prefered text editor and add it there.To apply the change, either use the command
source .bashrc
or restart the shell.