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OSError: octave-cli not found, please see README

I install oct2py with pip and GNU Octave. When I use jupyter within VScode. When I run: import oct2py I got the following error

OSError: octave-cli not found, please see README

How can I solve this?

Solution

  • I had the exact same problem today and solved it as follows.

    To get oct2py to work on windows 10:

    1. install octave using the windows installer from the Octave website
    2. pip install oct2py
    3. edit the windows PATH variable to include octave.exe
      • For example on a recent installation a added the following to the windows PATH: C:\Program Files\GNU Octave\Octave-6.4.0\mingw64\bin
      • Check your C:\Program Files\GNU Octave\ directory to find the correct version

    Let me know how it goes!