How to fix: 'Python is not recognized as an internal or external command...'

(Python, Windows 7, Windows 8, XP, cmd)

[Scarppegios]

or you know guys.... type py in cmd instead of python

[krzysztofpiasecki]

Thank you man. I couldn't install it but you advice to use "py" instead of "python" really worked !

[PeterBekos]

Thanks man! Quick and to the point video tutorials are the way to go

[UWB]

"py" instead of "python" did the trick !! You saved me so much time.

[Unisykolist]

THANKS DUDE! I tried these instructions from another video but they didn't mention the semicolon at the end, well done

[ayazbayramov]

Hi guys,
I am using windows 10 and it worked for me just typing 'py' instead of 'python'.
Thanks for video.

[arjodas]

Thanks Man !!!! I watched 5 videos and it was no good. Then i gave this a try, its awwesome !!! for others, in the path variable,  after the last part put \; and copy-paste the directory of python, for me it was C:\Python34 ... It actually works . Man you saved my day :)

[gamegnome]

Thank you so much for this, I don't know why they made it look complicated on python's site

[lachlanrocca]

Thanks man, easy tut and straight to the point.

[austinbryan]

Wow, thanks for that added update! Typing "py" instead worked!

[MrDingxiao]

THANK YOU SO MUCH ! I've been searching on the web and nobody explained this so clearly like you did. Or it was just too profound for me to understand.lol

[stevekyle]

Thank you man I've been stuck with this for two days .

[diegorr]

lol... just 20 seconds of this video were enough.. just needed to type "py". Ty

[andrewrobinson]

Watched the first 17 seconds of your video, until the "update" bit about typing py instead.

Why the hell does that work/why doesn't typing out the full variable?

[nvjrane]

Yes, this works man. Thanks !
A question I have. Why do we append the path in the existing environmental variable instead of creating new variable ? Like is the latter way possible ? Just curious to know about it.

[arrontavern]

thank you sooo much I was starting to migraine fighting with my angry vista machine trying to get this to work. 

[TheMap]

Thank you so much for this tutorial. God bless!

[sohambiswas]

Lol, your UPDATE did the Trick xD Thanks a lot!!!

[jamalthompson]

still having problems, followed all of the steps and I still get the same message

[madhavnandan]

thanks...., admin !! u helped me really in a greatful way ...in getting out of this shit !!
thanks..again !!