Allow users to specify Python executable path #19644

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https://github.com/qbittorrent/qBittorr ... 1335212274 tells us an extra option could be enabled for the advanced tab which would let users specify the Python executable path.

I want to try this because qBittorrent fails to find my Python installations (viewtopic.php?t=11055&start=75)

Has that option been discarded again? Should I compile my own version? Where can I find the file advancedsettings.cpp so I can add the required line to be added so that advanced option to set the python path manually is shown?

It feels like this might be a workaround to my stubborn python not found problem :(

:) Thanks!

UPDATE EDIT: apparently, this option will be for version 5, but an alpha version is out as of 6 months ago at least. From: https://www.reddit.com/r/qBittorrent/co ... t/k4abqdr/

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While I await feedback on the original question...

I'm going to see what this registry hack can do for me: https://github.com/qbittorrent/qBittorr ... e-23511099

Until the <EDIT> :)

EDIT: while being hopeful, adding the appropriate missing python path registry keys to wow64 did not fix anything. Python still isn't found.

REG file I imported:

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Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Wow6432Node\Python\PythonCore\3.10\InstallPath]
@="C:\\Users\\Gebruiker\\AppData\\Local\\Programs\\Python\\Python310\\"
"ExecutablePath"="C:\\Users\\Gebruiker\\AppData\\Local\\Programs\\Python\\Python310\\python.exe"
"WindowedExecutablePath"="C:\\Users\\Gebruiker\\AppData\\Local\\Programs\\Python\\Python310\\pythonw.exe"

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C:\Windows\System32>where python
C:\Program Files\Python312\python.exe
C:\Users\Gebruiker\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python310\python.exe
C:\Users\Gebruiker\AppData\Local\Microsoft\WindowsApps\python.exe

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C:\Windows\System32>python --version
Python 3.12.3

Nor did changing back to Python 3.8.5 fix anything. After doing that, qB still starts the no python found dialogue... https://www.reddit.com/r/qBittorrent/co ... ported_no/

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I updated to 5.0.0beta1_lt20

First test: start clean, remove Python and enable View - Search.

Same results:

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20-4-2024 11:07 - Failed to find Python executable
20-4-2024 11:07 - Failed to find `python` executable in Windows Registry.
20-4-2024 11:07 - Failed to find `python` executable in PATH environment variable. PATH: "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application;C:\Program Files\Python312\Scripts\;C:\Program Files\Python312\;C:\Program Files\Python38\Scripts;C:\Program Files\Python38;C:\Users\Gebruiker\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python310;C:\Users\Gebruiker\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python38;C:\WINDOWS\system32;C:\WINDOWS;C:\WINDOWS\System32\Wbem;C:\WINDOWS\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0;C:\WINDOWS\System32\OpenSSH;C:\Program Files\dotnet;C:\Program Files\Git\cmd;C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SQL Server\160\Tools\Binn;C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\160\Tools\Binn;C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\Client SDK\ODBC\170\Tools\Binn;C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\160\DTS\Binn;C:\Program Files\dotnet\;C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\Client SDK\ODBC\170\Tools\Binn\;C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\160\DTS\Binn\;C:\Users\Gebruiker\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python39\;C:\Users\Gebruiker\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python39\Scripts;C:\Users\Gebruiker\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python310;C:\Users\Gebruiker\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python310\Scripts;C:\Users\Gebruiker\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python38;C:\Users\Gebruiker\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python38\Scripts;C:\Users\Gebruiker\AppData\Local\Microsoft\WindowsApps;C:\Users\Gebruiker\AppData\Local\Programs\Microsoft VS Code\bin;"
20-4-2024 11:07 - Failed to find `python3` executable in PATH environment variable. PATH: "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application;C:\Program Files\Python312\Scripts\;C:\Program Files\Python312\;C:\Program Files\Python38\Scripts;C:\Program Files\Python38;C:\Users\Gebruiker\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python310;C:\Users\Gebruiker\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python38;C:\WINDOWS\system32;C:\WINDOWS;C:\WINDOWS\System32\Wbem;C:\WINDOWS\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0;C:\WINDOWS\System32\OpenSSH;C:\Program Files\dotnet;C:\Program Files\Git\cmd;C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SQL Server\160\Tools\Binn;C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\160\Tools\Binn;C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\Client SDK\ODBC\170\Tools\Binn;C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\160\DTS\Binn;C:\Program Files\dotnet\;C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\Client SDK\ODBC\170\Tools\Binn\;C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\160\DTS\Binn\;C:\Users\Gebruiker\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python39\;C:\Users\Gebruiker\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python39\Scripts;C:\Users\Gebruiker\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python310;C:\Users\Gebruiker\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python310\Scripts;C:\Users\Gebruiker\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python38;C:\Users\Gebruiker\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python38\Scripts;C:\Users\Gebruiker\AppData\Local\Microsoft\WindowsApps;C:\Users\Gebruiker\AppData\Local\Programs\Microsoft VS Code\bin;"
20-4-2024 11:07 - Failed to find Python executable
20-4-2024 11:07 - Failed to find `python` executable in Windows Registry.
20-4-2024 11:07 - Failed to find `python` executable in PATH environment variable. PATH: "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application;C:\Program Files\Python312\Scripts\;C:\Program Files\Python312\;C:\Program Files\Python38\Scripts;C:\Program Files\Python38;C:\Users\Gebruiker\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python310;C:\Users\Gebruiker\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python38;C:\WINDOWS\system32;C:\WINDOWS;C:\WINDOWS\System32\Wbem;C:\WINDOWS\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0;C:\WINDOWS\System32\OpenSSH;C:\Program Files\dotnet;C:\Program Files\Git\cmd;C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SQL Server\160\Tools\Binn;C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\160\Tools\Binn;C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\Client SDK\ODBC\170\Tools\Binn;C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\160\DTS\Binn;C:\Program Files\dotnet\;C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\Client SDK\ODBC\170\Tools\Binn\;C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\160\DTS\Binn\;C:\Users\Gebruiker\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python39\;C:\Users\Gebruiker\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python39\Scripts;C:\Users\Gebruiker\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python310;C:\Users\Gebruiker\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python310\Scripts;C:\Users\Gebruiker\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python38;C:\Users\Gebruiker\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python38\Scripts;C:\Users\Gebruiker\AppData\Local\Microsoft\WindowsApps;C:\Users\Gebruiker\AppData\Local\Programs\Microsoft VS Code\bin;"
20-4-2024 11:07 - Failed to find `python3` executable in PATH environment variable. PATH: "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application;C:\Program Files\Python312\Scripts\;C:\Program Files\Python312\;C:\Program Files\Python38\Scripts;C:\Program Files\Python38;C:\Users\Gebruiker\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python310;C:\Users\Gebruiker\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python38;C:\WINDOWS\system32;C:\WINDOWS;C:\WINDOWS\System32\Wbem;C:\WINDOWS\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0;C:\WINDOWS\System32\OpenSSH;C:\Program Files\dotnet;C:\Program Files\Git\cmd;C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SQL Server\160\Tools\Binn;C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\160\Tools\Binn;C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\Client SDK\ODBC\170\Tools\Binn;C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\160\DTS\Binn;C:\Program Files\dotnet\;C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\Client SDK\ODBC\170\Tools\Binn\;C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\160\DTS\Binn\;C:\Users\Gebruiker\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python39\;C:\Users\Gebruiker\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python39\Scripts;C:\Users\Gebruiker\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python310;C:\Users\Gebruiker\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python310\Scripts;C:\Users\Gebruiker\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python38;C:\Users\Gebruiker\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python38\Scripts;C:\Users\Gebruiker\AppData\Local\Microsoft\WindowsApps;C:\Users\Gebruiker\AppData\Local\Programs\Microsoft VS Code\bin;"
20-4-2024 11:03 - UPnP/NAT-PMP port mapping failed. Message: "could not map port using UPnP[192.168.56.1]: no router found"
20-4-2024 11:03 - UPnP/NAT-PMP port mapping failed. Message: "could not map port using UPnP[192.168.56.1]: no router found"
20-4-2024 11:03 - Failed to find Python executable
20-4-2024 11:03 - Failed to find `python` executable in Windows Registry.
20-4-2024 11:03 - Failed to find `python` executable in PATH environment variable. PATH: "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application;C:\Program Files\Python312\Scripts\;C:\Program Files\Python312\;C:\Program Files\Python38\Scripts;C:\Program Files\Python38;C:\Users\Gebruiker\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python310;C:\Users\Gebruiker\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python38;C:\WINDOWS\system32;C:\WINDOWS;C:\WINDOWS\System32\Wbem;C:\WINDOWS\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0;C:\WINDOWS\System32\OpenSSH;C:\Program Files\dotnet;C:\Program Files\Git\cmd;C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SQL Server\160\Tools\Binn;C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\160\Tools\Binn;C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\Client SDK\ODBC\170\Tools\Binn;C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\160\DTS\Binn;C:\Program Files\dotnet\;C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\Client SDK\ODBC\170\Tools\Binn\;C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\160\DTS\Binn\;C:\Users\Gebruiker\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python39\;C:\Users\Gebruiker\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python39\Scripts;C:\Users\Gebruiker\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python310;C:\Users\Gebruiker\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python310\Scripts;C:\Users\Gebruiker\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python38;C:\Users\Gebruiker\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python38\Scripts;C:\Users\Gebruiker\AppData\Local\Microsoft\WindowsApps;C:\Users\Gebruiker\AppData\Local\Programs\Microsoft VS Code\bin;"
20-4-2024 11:03 - Failed to find `python3` executable in PATH environment variable. PATH: "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application;C:\Program Files\Python312\Scripts\;C:\Program Files\Python312\;C:\Program Files\Python38\Scripts;C:\Program Files\Python38;C:\Users\Gebruiker\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python310;C:\Users\Gebruiker\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python38;C:\WINDOWS\system32;C:\WINDOWS;C:\WINDOWS\System32\Wbem;C:\WINDOWS\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0;C:\WINDOWS\System32\OpenSSH;C:\Program Files\dotnet;C:\Program Files\Git\cmd;C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SQL Server\160\Tools\Binn;C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\160\Tools\Binn;C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\Client SDK\ODBC\170\Tools\Binn;C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\160\DTS\Binn;C:\Program Files\dotnet\;C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\Client SDK\ODBC\170\Tools\Binn\;C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\160\DTS\Binn\;C:\Users\Gebruiker\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python39\;C:\Users\Gebruiker\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python39\Scripts;C:\Users\Gebruiker\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python310;C:\Users\Gebruiker\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python310\Scripts;C:\Users\Gebruiker\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python38;C:\Users\Gebruiker\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python38\Scripts;C:\Users\Gebruiker\AppData\Local\Microsoft\WindowsApps;C:\Users\Gebruiker\AppData\Local\Programs\Microsoft VS Code\bin;"
20-4-2024 11:01 - Failed to find Python executable
20-4-2024 11:01 - Failed to find `python` executable in Windows Registry.
20-4-2024 11:01 - Failed to find `python` executable in PATH environment variable. PATH: "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application;C:\Program Files\Python312\Scripts\;C:\Program Files\Python312\;C:\Program Files\Python38\Scripts;C:\Program Files\Python38;C:\Users\Gebruiker\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python310;C:\Users\Gebruiker\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python38;C:\WINDOWS\system32;C:\WINDOWS;C:\WINDOWS\System32\Wbem;C:\WINDOWS\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0;C:\WINDOWS\System32\OpenSSH;C:\Program Files\dotnet;C:\Program Files\Git\cmd;C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SQL Server\160\Tools\Binn;C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\160\Tools\Binn;C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\Client SDK\ODBC\170\Tools\Binn;C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\160\DTS\Binn;C:\Program Files\dotnet\;C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\Client SDK\ODBC\170\Tools\Binn\;C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\160\DTS\Binn\;C:\Users\Gebruiker\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python39\;C:\Users\Gebruiker\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python39\Scripts;C:\Users\Gebruiker\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python310;C:\Users\Gebruiker\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python310\Scripts;C:\Users\Gebruiker\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python38;C:\Users\Gebruiker\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python38\Scripts;C:\Users\Gebruiker\AppData\Local\Microsoft\WindowsApps;C:\Users\Gebruiker\AppData\Local\Programs\Microsoft VS Code\bin;"
20-4-2024 11:01 - Failed to find `python3` executable in PATH environment variable. PATH: "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application;C:\Program Files\Python312\Scripts\;C:\Program Files\Python312\;C:\Program Files\Python38\Scripts;C:\Program Files\Python38;C:\Users\Gebruiker\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python310;C:\Users\Gebruiker\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python38;C:\WINDOWS\system32;C:\WINDOWS;C:\WINDOWS\System32\Wbem;C:\WINDOWS\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0;C:\WINDOWS\System32\OpenSSH;C:\Program Files\dotnet;C:\Program Files\Git\cmd;C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SQL Server\160\Tools\Binn;C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\160\Tools\Binn;C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\Client SDK\ODBC\170\Tools\Binn;C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\160\DTS\Binn;C:\Program Files\dotnet\;C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\Client SDK\ODBC\170\Tools\Binn\;C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\160\DTS\Binn\;C:\Users\Gebruiker\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python39\;C:\Users\Gebruiker\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python39\Scripts;C:\Users\Gebruiker\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python310;C:\Users\Gebruiker\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python310\Scripts;C:\Users\Gebruiker\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python38;C:\Users\Gebruiker\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python38\Scripts;C:\Users\Gebruiker\AppData\Local\Microsoft\WindowsApps;C:\Users\Gebruiker\AppData\Local\Programs\Microsoft VS Code\bin;"
20-4-2024 11:00 - Failed to find Python executable
20-4-2024 11:00 - Failed to find `python` executable in Windows Registry.
20-4-2024 11:00 - Failed to find `python` executable in PATH environment variable. PATH: "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application;C:\Program Files\Python312\Scripts\;C:\Program Files\Python312\;C:\Program Files\Python38\Scripts;C:\Program Files\Python38;C:\Users\Gebruiker\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python310;C:\Users\Gebruiker\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python38;C:\WINDOWS\system32;C:\WINDOWS;C:\WINDOWS\System32\Wbem;C:\WINDOWS\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0;C:\WINDOWS\System32\OpenSSH;C:\Program Files\dotnet;C:\Program Files\Git\cmd;C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SQL Server\160\Tools\Binn;C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\160\Tools\Binn;C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\Client SDK\ODBC\170\Tools\Binn;C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\160\DTS\Binn;C:\Program Files\dotnet\;C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\Client SDK\ODBC\170\Tools\Binn\;C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\160\DTS\Binn\;C:\Users\Gebruiker\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python39\;C:\Users\Gebruiker\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python39\Scripts;C:\Users\Gebruiker\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python310;C:\Users\Gebruiker\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python310\Scripts;C:\Users\Gebruiker\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python38;C:\Users\Gebruiker\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python38\Scripts;C:\Users\Gebruiker\AppData\Local\Microsoft\WindowsApps;C:\Users\Gebruiker\AppData\Local\Programs\Microsoft VS Code\bin;"
20-4-2024 11:00 - Failed to find `python3` executable in PATH environment variable. PATH: "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application;C:\Program Files\Python312\Scripts\;C:\Program Files\Python312\;C:\Program Files\Python38\Scripts;C:\Program Files\Python38;C:\Users\Gebruiker\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python310;C:\Users\Gebruiker\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python38;C:\WINDOWS\system32;C:\WINDOWS;C:\WINDOWS\System32\Wbem;C:\WINDOWS\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0;C:\WINDOWS\System32\OpenSSH;C:\Program Files\dotnet;C:\Program Files\Git\cmd;C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SQL Server\160\Tools\Binn;C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\160\Tools\Binn;C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\Client SDK\ODBC\170\Tools\Binn;C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\160\DTS\Binn;C:\Program Files\dotnet\;C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\Client SDK\ODBC\170\Tools\Binn\;C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\160\DTS\Binn\;C:\Users\Gebruiker\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python39\;C:\Users\Gebruiker\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python39\Scripts;C:\Users\Gebruiker\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python310;C:\Users\Gebruiker\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python310\Scripts;C:\Users\Gebruiker\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python38;C:\Users\Gebruiker\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python38\Scripts;C:\Users\Gebruiker\AppData\Local\Microsoft\WindowsApps;C:\Users\Gebruiker\AppData\Local\Programs\Microsoft VS Code\bin;"
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C:\Windows\System32>python --version
Python 3.10.11

C:\Windows\System32>where python
C:\Users\Gebruiker\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python310\python.exe
C:\Users\Gebruiker\AppData\Local\Microsoft\WindowsApps\python.exe

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FRACK! NOT EVEN MANUALLY SETTING THE PATH HELPS qB finding my Python!!!! WTF! HOW!! :(



EDIT: don't forget to add python.exe to that full ...path\-statement!

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Still no dice: I posted a bug report to github: https://github.com/qbittorrent/qBittorrent/issues/20737