Windows 10: Any Help For a Python Error?

I just had to put my third or fourth new win10 install on this machine and now I'm into the usual hassles: much of my software won't run.

In this instance it is powershell in admin mode running youtube-dl.

It is in the user path. I can't edit the system vars, don't know why, they're greyed out.

I get this error in powershell:

PS C:\Windows\system32> youtube-dl
Fatal Python error: Py_Initialize: unable to load the file system codec
ImportError: No module named 'encodings'

I just downloaded and installed the latest version of Python. Hasn't helped.

Does anyone have any idea what might be going wrong?



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Made a Mistake with Python


I had to install Python some time ago. I think it so I could use VeraCrypt. I do not remember which version of Python I installed or if it showed up in the app list in Settings.

Yesterday, I decided to install DeDRM removal tools. One of them required Phyton and I installed Python 3.5.4.3504. It shows up in the app list in Settings.\

I then figured out I didn't need Python because I was not going to use the standalone DeDRM removal app but just the DeDRM removcal plugin. So I proceeded to uninstall Python 3.5.4.3504.

I then remembered about the earlier Python install and was wondering if the new Python installation had maybe overwritten the earlier one. Since I need Python for Veracrypt to work, I decided to cancel uninstalling. For the last half hour, I have been looking at at the Python popup saying "canceling" and the cursor showing an hourglass.


1. Is it likely that Python 3.5.4.3504 replaced the previously installed Python ?

2. Was it a mistake to cancel uninstalling? If yes, what should I have done?

EDIT: I restarted and Python 3.5.4.3504 is still installed. VeraCrypt works. I still would like to know why after I canceled uninstalling, the canceling process would not stop.

 

Simple Python Scripts

Before we post any more scripts, I'd like to take
a step back and go over the basic help function
within the Python interactive console.
(mine is on linux, not sure if the Windows version is exactly the same) *Confused

Here I start the Python console, it tells me what
version I'm using and gives me a >>> prompt





Now I use the HELP function to view all the installed modules/libraries
Code: help("modules")[/quote]







Now to see what functions are contained within a particular module,
we simply use help again. I'll be looking at the webbrowser module
which can be seen in the list.
Code: help("webbrowser")[/quote]







By looking into the module, I see that I want to use the open_new(url) function,
so my command(s) will look someting like this.
I have to import the module to use the functions.

Code: >>> import webbrowser >>> webbrowser.open_new("TechPowerUp")[/quote] As you can see from the image, my default browser opened to
the specified url from within Python.





Help can navigate through any module, exposing the various
functions which I hope will make your python coding easy and fun *Big Grin

Now lets do some scripting. *Wink

 

help to remote connect

not sure how to use both programs u 2 suggested, i need more helpful steps thanks