# Problem with spawning a python3 process on Windows

**URL:** <https://forum.elixirforum.com/t/problem-with-spawning-a-python3-process-on-windows/46279>\
**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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**Author:** ![n4thyra](https://forum.elixirforum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/n/7ba0ec/32.png) [@n4thyra](https://forum.elixirforum.com/u/n4thyra)\
**Post date:** [February 25, 2022, 10:02am UTC](https://forum.elixirforum.com/t/problem-with-spawning-a-python3-process-on-windows/46279/5 "2022-02-25T10:02:41Z")

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This solution does not work, either.

```elixir
C:\Users\Jiri>iex
Interactive Elixir (1.13.3) - press Ctrl+C to exit (type h() ENTER for help)
iex(1)> path = "C:\\Users\\Jiri\\AppData\\Local\\Microsoft\\WindowsApps\\python3.exe"
"C:\\Users\\Jiri\\AppData\\Local\\Microsoft\\WindowsApps\\python3.exe"
iex(2)> Port.open({:spawn_executable, path}, [:binary, args: ["-V"]])
** (ErlangError) Erlang error: :enoent
    erlang.erl:2217: :erlang.open_port({:spawn_executable, "C:\\Users\\Jiri\\AppData\\Local\\Microsoft\\WindowsApps\\python3.exe"}, [:binary, {:args, ["-V"]}])
iex(2)>

```

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