Visual Studio Python "Failed to launch the Python Process, please validate the path 'python'' & Error: spawn python ENOENT

Question

I just downloaded Python and Visual Studio. I'm trying to test the debugging feature for a simple "Hello World" script and I'm receiving this error:

Failed to launch the Python Process, please validate the path 'python'

followed by this in the debug console:

Error: spawn python ENOENT

Could someone please help me out and tell me how to fix this?

I'm running on windows 10.

Thanks!

Answer 1

Do not uninstall!

1) Go to location that you installed the program. *example: C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft VS Code copy the location.

2) right click on computer> properties >Advanced System Settings> Environment variables > under user variables find "path" click> edit> under variable value: go to the end of the line add ; then paste your location>ok > then go under system variables find "path"> do the same thing.... add ; then paste your location. FOR EXAMPLE" ;C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft VS Code

3) Restart your Visual Studio Code