Find where python is installed (if it isn't default dir)

Question

Python is on my machine, I just don\'t know where, if I type python in terminal it will open Python 2.6.4, this isn\'t in it\'s default directory, there surely is a way of f

Answer 1

To find all the installations of Python on Windows run this at the command prompt:

dir site.py /s

Make sure you are in the root drive. You will see something like this.

Answer 2

You should be able to type "which python" and it will print out a path to python.

or you can type:

python
>>> import re
>>> re.__file__

and it will print a path to the re module and you'll see where python is that way.

Answer 3

On windows search python,then right click and click on "Open file location".That's how I did

Answer 4

If you are using wiindows OS (I am using windows 10 ) just type

where python   

in command prompt ( cmd )

It will show you the directory where you have installed .

Answer 5

In unix (mac os X included) terminal you can do

which python

and it will tell you.

Answer 6

Platform independent solution in one line is

Python 2:

python -c "import sys; print sys.executable"

Python 3:

python -c "import sys; print(sys.executable)"