Python doesn't work - "Program 'python.exe' failed to run"

Question

After trying to copy a file with Google Chrome logins using a Python program, the antivirus issued a warning about a threat, and the next time it was launched, it gives the following error on the command line:

Program 'python.exe' failed to run: The file cannot be accessed by the systemAt line:1 char:1
+ python
+ ~~~~~~.
At line:1 char:1
+ python
+ ~~~~~~
    + CategoryInfo          : ResourceUnavailable: (:) [], ApplicationFailedException
    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : NativeCommandFailed

kennysliding · Accepted Answer · 2020-11-18 06:06:47Z

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Based on the error message + CategoryInfo : ResourceUnavailable: (:) [], ApplicationFailedException

It is likely that your antivirus made a mistake that saw your Python executable as a virus and removed it.

Simple uninstall and reinstall the Python from the official website and add that new executable to the whitelist of your antivirus should fix the issue.

answered Nov 18, 2020 at 6:06

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