/bin/env: python: No such file or directory (Windows through Git Bash trying to install new Parse Cloud Code)
git-bash, msysgit, python, windows
Solution
This error means that Git Bash does not know where your python.exe is. It searches your normal windows search path, the `PATH` environment variable. You're probably failing the 4th step on the instructions already "Make sure Python is working in the Git Bash":
$ python --version
sh.exe: python: command not found
To fix that, append `C:\Python` (or wherever you installed python) to your `PATH` environment variable in windows (instructions here). You need to restart the bash after this for the change to take effect. This will allow you to run python from the windows command prompt as well.
C:\> python --version
Python 2.7.2
If you don't want to alter your windows `PATH` variable or make python only available to git bash, you could create a `.bashrc` file in your `%USERPROFILE%` directory and set the variable there:
C:\>notepad %USERPROFILE%\.bashrc
and add
export PATH=/c/Python:$PATH
to the file. That script is executed every time you start the git bash and prepends `C:\Python` to git bash's `PATH` variable, leaving the system-wide PATH variable untouched.
Now that you know what has to be done, you can use this shortcut on the bash instead (appends the export command to your .bashrc)
$ echo export PATH=/c/Python:\$PATH >> ~/.bashrc
Problem
Trying to install python from the link here does not seem to give access to the `python` command in Msysgit... following the instructions here, does not actually say how to get `python` to work as needed. Current error when running `parse new project_name` is: /bin/env: python: No such file or directory I believe it's likely because it installed it at `C:\Python`... anyone know how to fix this?