downloading neuron on windows

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neuronakash
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downloading neuron on windows

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Hello, I downloaded neuron on windows and it says cannot find executable python3 or python when I launch nrngui. I have downloaded python 3.7

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Re: downloading neuron on windows

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Uninstall NEURON (use the uninstaller that comes with NEURON).
Make sure that your Python works.
Then reinstall NEURON and see if everything works properly.
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Re: downloading neuron on windows

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Hi,

the problem occurs when the python executable is not in your Path environment variable. If you type

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python
in a terminal and get the python prompt, it should be OK. Else you have to locate python.exe and add that directory to your Path.

HTH,
Matthias
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Re: downloading neuron on windows

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Ideally the NEURON installer should automatically discover an existing Python installation, but sometimes that doesn't work and it becomes necessary to manually edit the PATH.
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