# problem with console **URL:** \ **Category:** Getting Started\ **Created:** [January 17, 2023, 3:54pm UTC](https://forum.djangoproject.com/t/problem-with-console/18250 "2023-01-17T15:54:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 17\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![dimaselih](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/forum.djangoproject.com/dimaselih/32/11802_2.png) [@dimaselih](https://forum.djangoproject.com/u/dimaselih)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2023, 3:54pm UTC](https://forum.djangoproject.com/t/problem-with-console/18250/1 "2023-01-17T15:54:17Z")
when I write to console py manage.py runserver console returns python and does not execute the command, maybe I don’t understand something, looking for help ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/djangoproject/original/2X/9/9b446a409ef2517cbc1f41bc4d577f8003fef63c.png) ---
**Author:** ![KenWhitesell](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/forum.djangoproject.com/kenwhitesell/32/280_2.png) [@KenWhitesell](https://forum.djangoproject.com/u/KenWhitesell)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2023, 5:13pm UTC](https://forum.djangoproject.com/t/problem-with-console/18250/2 "2023-01-17T17:13:06Z")
It looks like you’re using Windows Powershell to try and do this, and it doesn’t appear as if you’ve either created or activated a virtual environment. What steps have you taken before this point? What does `py --version` show? How about `pip list`? `` You might want to either find a Windows Powershell-specific tutorial or possibly switch to the traditional Windows shell. I find the Windows command prompt to be more “familiar” when trying to use Python/Django than the Powershell. `` ---
**Author:** ![dimaselih](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/forum.djangoproject.com/dimaselih/32/11802_2.png) [@dimaselih](https://forum.djangoproject.com/u/dimaselih)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2023, 5:22pm UTC](https://forum.djangoproject.com/t/problem-with-console/18250/3 "2023-01-17T17:22:29Z")
![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/djangoproject/original/2X/4/41380443ce8a9ad7bfac584afb20264d82cf236d.png) before this i typed django-admin startproject mysite ---
**Author:** ![dimaselih](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/forum.djangoproject.com/dimaselih/32/11802_2.png) [@dimaselih](https://forum.djangoproject.com/u/dimaselih)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2023, 5:30pm UTC](https://forum.djangoproject.com/t/problem-with-console/18250/4 "2023-01-17T17:30:11Z")
![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/djangoproject/original/2X/7/785da3132e92cfff541eda4b49f47c08ee5b009c.png) thats i tried to do it all over again ---
**Author:** ![KenWhitesell](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/forum.djangoproject.com/kenwhitesell/32/280_2.png) [@KenWhitesell](https://forum.djangoproject.com/u/KenWhitesell)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2023, 5:43pm UTC](https://forum.djangoproject.com/t/problem-with-console/18250/5 "2023-01-17T17:43:14Z")
About the best I can tell you is that those steps work for me. Are you using one of the standard Python distributions or a custom built version? (Hopefully nothing like a “Conda” version or anything like that.) I’ve seen people generally have more success by using one of the standard deployments. ---
**Author:** ![dimaselih](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/forum.djangoproject.com/dimaselih/32/11802_2.png) [@dimaselih](https://forum.djangoproject.com/u/dimaselih)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2023, 5:52pm UTC](https://forum.djangoproject.com/t/problem-with-console/18250/6 "2023-01-17T17:52:05Z")
i used last version from official site python 3.11 ---
**Author:** ![KenWhitesell](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/forum.djangoproject.com/kenwhitesell/32/280_2.png) [@KenWhitesell](https://forum.djangoproject.com/u/KenWhitesell)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2023, 5:53pm UTC](https://forum.djangoproject.com/t/problem-with-console/18250/7 "2023-01-17T17:53:27Z")
What does the command `py -m pip list` show? How about `django-admin`? ---
**Author:** ![dimaselih](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/forum.djangoproject.com/dimaselih/32/11802_2.png) [@dimaselih](https://forum.djangoproject.com/u/dimaselih)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2023, 6:02pm UTC](https://forum.djangoproject.com/t/problem-with-console/18250/8 "2023-01-17T18:02:16Z")
![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/djangoproject/original/2X/1/1c32a99ddce31d3d770cf36752d20c3afe258bfd.png) ---
**Author:** ![dimaselih](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/forum.djangoproject.com/dimaselih/32/11802_2.png) [@dimaselih](https://forum.djangoproject.com/u/dimaselih)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2023, 6:07pm UTC](https://forum.djangoproject.com/t/problem-with-console/18250/9 "2023-01-17T18:07:41Z")
![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/djangoproject/original/2X/e/eaf1e005a5f52109217867fd9288215b535b5715.png) ---
**Author:** ![KenWhitesell](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/forum.djangoproject.com/kenwhitesell/32/280_2.png) [@KenWhitesell](https://forum.djangoproject.com/u/KenWhitesell)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2023, 6:31pm UTC](https://forum.djangoproject.com/t/problem-with-console/18250/10 "2023-01-17T18:31:17Z")
Ok, so this demonstrates a function Python and Django installation. I’m guessing the next thing to try would be: `py manage.py` to see if you get the same output as the `django-admin` command. If so, then try: `py manage.py check` ---
**Author:** ![dimaselih](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/forum.djangoproject.com/dimaselih/32/11802_2.png) [@dimaselih](https://forum.djangoproject.com/u/dimaselih)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2023, 6:44pm UTC](https://forum.djangoproject.com/t/problem-with-console/18250/11 "2023-01-17T18:44:58Z")
![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/djangoproject/original/2X/7/784ad2f10550b7cfb3f43c42d37f8d922998e889.png) ---
**Author:** ![KenWhitesell](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/forum.djangoproject.com/kenwhitesell/32/280_2.png) [@KenWhitesell](https://forum.djangoproject.com/u/KenWhitesell)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2023, 7:00pm UTC](https://forum.djangoproject.com/t/problem-with-console/18250/12 "2023-01-17T19:00:04Z")
Side Note: For future reference, please copy/paste text into your message rather than images. Use lines of three backtick - ` characters to force the forum software to keep it properly formatted. This means you’ll have a line of ```, then your code (or console output), then another line of ```. Please post your `manage.py` file here. This almost makes it seem like it wasn’t generated correctly. ---
**Author:** ![dimaselih](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/forum.djangoproject.com/dimaselih/32/11802_2.png) [@dimaselih](https://forum.djangoproject.com/u/dimaselih)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2023, 7:15pm UTC](https://forum.djangoproject.com/t/problem-with-console/18250/13 "2023-01-17T19:15:09Z")
```auto #!/usr/bin/env python """Django's command-line utility for administrative tasks.""" import os import sys def main(): """Run administrative tasks.""" os.environ.setdefault('DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE', 'mysite.settings') try: from django.core.management import execute_from_command_line except ImportError as exc: raise ImportError( "Couldn't import Django. Are you sure it's installed and " "available on your PYTHONPATH environment variable? Did you " "forget to activate a virtual environment?" ) from exc execute_from_command_line(sys.argv) if __name__ == ' __main__': main() ``` ---
**Author:** ![KenWhitesell](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/forum.djangoproject.com/kenwhitesell/32/280_2.png) [@KenWhitesell](https://forum.djangoproject.com/u/KenWhitesell)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2023, 7:35pm UTC](https://forum.djangoproject.com/t/problem-with-console/18250/14 "2023-01-17T19:35:14Z")
Just as an experiment, try deleting that first line from this file. (The line `#!/usr/bin/env python`) I’m kind of able to recreate some of what you’re seeing - and it appears that it may be related to you not using a virtual environment here. (Pure conjecture at this point) ---
**Author:** ![dimaselih](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/forum.djangoproject.com/dimaselih/32/11802_2.png) [@dimaselih](https://forum.djangoproject.com/u/dimaselih)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2023, 7:57pm UTC](https://forum.djangoproject.com/t/problem-with-console/18250/15 "2023-01-17T19:57:14Z")
wow this helped solve the problem, thank you very much, but where did I get part of this code from? ---
**Author:** ![KenWhitesell](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/forum.djangoproject.com/kenwhitesell/32/280_2.png) [@KenWhitesell](https://forum.djangoproject.com/u/KenWhitesell)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2023, 8:02pm UTC](https://forum.djangoproject.com/t/problem-with-console/18250/16 "2023-01-17T20:02:23Z")
It’s generated by the “startproject” command. I don’t understand why it seems to interfere with the `py.exe` command when you run it outside a venv - but that’s what appears to be happening. (If you create a venv and activate it, then use it for your startproject, etc, everything appears to work properly. I’m only seeing this problem occur when there’s no active venv.) ---
**Author:** ![dimaselih](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/forum.djangoproject.com/dimaselih/32/11802_2.png) [@dimaselih](https://forum.djangoproject.com/u/dimaselih)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2023, 8:04pm UTC](https://forum.djangoproject.com/t/problem-with-console/18250/17 "2023-01-17T20:04:26Z")
Got it, thanks again for your time.