How can I find where Python is installed on Windows?
It would be either of
- C:\Python36
- C:\Users\(Your logged in User)\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python36
If you need to know the installed path under Windows without starting the python interpreter, have a look in the Windows registry.
Each installed Python version will have a registry key in either:
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Python\PythonCore\versionnumber\InstallPathHKCU\SOFTWARE\Python\PythonCore\versionnumber\InstallPath
In 64-bit Windows, it will be under the Wow6432Node key:
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Python\PythonCore\versionnumber\InstallPath
If you have Python in your environment variable then you can use the following command in cmd or powershell:
where python
or for Unix enviroment
which python
command line image :
In your Python interpreter, type the following commands:
>>> import os
>>> import sys
>>> os.path.dirname(sys.executable)
'C:\\Python25'
Also, you can club all these and use a single line command. Open cmd and enter following command
python -c "import os, sys; print(os.path.dirname(sys.executable))"