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How can I check my python version in cmd?

I has downloaded python in python.org, and I wanted to check my python version, so I wrote python --version in cmd, but it said just Python, without version. Is there any other way to find out python version?

Solution

  • A way to do it is to actually start the python interpreter. You can do that with python command. This will start the repl and you will be able to see in the first line something like:

    Python 2.7.18 (default, Mar  8 2021, 13:02:45)

    Or

    Python 3.8.5 (default, Jan 27 2021, 15:41:15)

    Please check in the comments other valid ways to do it.

    I am really curious on what is the root cause of your issue tho.