@IF NOT DEFINED DEBUG_HELPER @ECHO OFF echo Looking for Python setlocal enabledelayedexpansion :: Use python.exe if in %PATH% set need_path=0 for /f "delims=" %%a in ('where python.exe 2^> nul') do ( set p=%%~dpa goto :found-python ) :: Query the 3 locations mentioned in PEP 514 for a Python InstallPath set need_path=1 for %%k in ( "HKCU\Software", "HKLM\SOFTWARE", "HKLM\Software\Wow6432Node") do ( call :find-versions %%k if not errorlevel 1 goto :found-python ) goto :no-python :: Find Python installations in a registry location :find-versions for /f "delims=" %%a in ('reg query "%~1\Python\PythonCore" /f * /k 2^> nul ^| findstr /r ^^HK') do ( call :read-installpath %%a if not errorlevel 1 exit /b 0 ) exit /b 1 :: Read the InstallPath of a given Environment Key to %p% :: https://www.python.org/dev/peps/pep-0514/#installpath :read-installpath :: %%a will receive everything before ), might have spaces depending on language :: %%b will receive *, corresponding to everything after ) :: %%c will receive REG_SZ :: %%d will receive the path, including spaces for /f "skip=2 tokens=1* delims=)" %%a in ('reg query "%1\InstallPath" /ve /t REG_SZ 2^> nul') do ( for /f "tokens=1*" %%c in ("%%b") do ( if not "%%c"=="REG_SZ" exit /b 1 set "p=%%d" exit /b 0 ) ) exit /b 1 :found-python echo Python found in %p%\python.exe call :check-python "%p%\python.exe" if errorlevel 1 goto :no-python endlocal ^ & set "pt=%p%" ^ & set "need_path_ext=%need_path%" if %need_path_ext%==1 set "PATH=%pt%;%PATH%" set "pt=" set "need_path_ext=" exit /b 0 :check-python %1 -V :: 9009 means error file not found if %errorlevel% equ 9009 ( echo Not an executable Python program exit /b 1 ) exit /b 0 :no-python echo Could not find Python. exit /b 1