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PyCharm "Can't Open Local Terminal" "Failed to start cmd.exe"?


I'm no noobie to PyCharm. But I can't get the Windows 10 cmd.exe to launch from the "Terminal:" tab. I've located & tried both cmd.exe on my Win10 x64 machine:

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...but keep getting the same message (see title of this post).

I also have tried running as Administrator w/ the same problem result.

I've also reviewed these posts but still the same problem:

Can't start a python console in pycharm

Can't open local terminal

I'm running Win10 64bit. PyCharm 2018.3 Community Edition, PyCharm 2018.3 (Community Edition) Build #PC-183.4284.139, built on November 20, 2018 JRE: 1.8.0_152-release-1343-b15 amd64 JVM: OpenJDK 64-Bit Server VM by JetBrains s.r.o Windows 10 10.0


Solution

  • As of today I am running:

    PyCharm 2019.1.2 (Community Edition)
    Build #PC-191.7141.48, built on May 7, 2019
    JRE: 11.0.2+9-b159.56 amd64
    JVM: OpenJDK 64-Bit Server VM by JetBrains s.r.o
    Windows 10 10.0
    

    and I can launch cmd.exe from the "terminal" button.