# Problem with spawning a python3 process on Windows

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**Category:** Questions\
**Tags:** erlang, phoenix\
**Created:** [February 25, 2022, 9:00am UTC](https://forum.elixirforum.com/t/problem-with-spawning-a-python3-process-on-windows/46279 "2022-02-25T09:00:17Z")\
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If I set environment variable and it is invalid path - it will be giving different error

```elixir
iex(1)> :python.start()
{:error, {:invalid_env_var, {'ERLPORT_PYTHON', '/sdf'}, :not_found}}

```

Your stacktrace is different. Are you passing options to :python.start() ?

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