Stuck on the "PyScripter could not load a Python engine..." issue and haven't found a solution through troubleshooting and other messages here and elsewhere

[Glenn Decker]

Hey all,

I'm having some difficulty getting PyScripter up and running - particularly, it's not finding the Python Engine I downloaded and I can't manually find it.  I've attached a document laying out what I've done and the errors i'm receiving.

Here are the steps I've taken (attached images of the errors), and what I've tried in trouble shooting so far:

1. Download latest Python release, “Windows x86-64 embeddable zip file”, from https://www.python.org/downloads/windows/
2. Download latest Pyscripter release, “PyScripter-3.6.2-x64.zip”, from https://sourceforge.net/projects/pyscripter/files/PyScripter-v3.6/
3. After both are installed, I load up the Pyscripter
4. I then receive this error on start up: “PyScripter could not load a Python engine.. **Before* using PyScripter, you must ensure that a version of Python greater or equal…”
5. I then try to ‘manually’ find it with the “Python Versions” “+” option
6. At first, I can’t find the folder location for Python in this version (the “App Data” folder is hidden in this search)
7. I created a copy of that folder in someplace I can actually find it in that search
8. I select it and press OK, and receive this error: “PyScripter could not find a usable Python installation at the specified path.  Note…”

Here are some other troubleshooting I've tried:

• Uninstalled and reinstalled both
• Confirmed I have a 64-bit version of both, that aligns with my 64 bit Windows 10
• Tried different versions of Python (e.g. 3.9, 3.5, etc)
• Searched message boards and FAQs for a solution

Any help/guidance is greatly appreciated!

[Jadranko Belusic]

I have python 3.8 and pyscripter last version, both are 32 bit. Try 32 bit maybe?

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[PyScripter]

Glen 

As you mentioned in the email sent to me, you are using the “Windows x86-64 embeddable zip file” Python distribution.  This Python distribution is for specific scenarios (embedding Python into an application) - see for instance https://stackoverflow.com/questions/37633550/python-embeddable-zip- and it is not (could not) be supported by PyScripter.   To use PyScripter you need to install Python in the standard way using an installer.

[PyScripter]

Actually PyScripter does work with the “Windows x86-64 embeddable zip file”!!  Just tried it with Python 3.6.

You will need to unzip the Python embeddable zip file to a directory of your choice.

- In the Python Versions dialog you will need to add an Unregistered Python version (press the plus icon) and specify the directory in which you unzipped the Python embeddable zip file.

- Finally you activate the created unregistered distribution.

Note that embeddable distributions do not include pip, so you will not be able to install packages using pip via the Tools menu item.

On Wednesday, December 11, 2019 at 5:36:40 PM UTC+2, Glenn Decker wrote: