how to fix 'auto-py-to-exe' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file

This works on VSCode:

python -m auto_py_to_exe

If I install "auto-py-to-exe" using following command, as described in this link as well as from the comment from Justin Ezequiel (above):

python -m pip install auto-py-to-exe

I am able to run it (in Windows 10) using following command:

python -m auto_py_to_exe

First you need to type in the terminal (not Python):

auto-py-to-exe 

If you are currently in python use exit() to exit then try the above code.

It Depends on in which environment you have installed

Make sure to replace {User} with your user

In Conda Enviournment go to below location Manually

C:\Users\{User}\anaconda3\Scripts\auto-py-to-exe.exe

In Pip, Environment go to the location below

C:\Users\{User}\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python37-32\Scripts\auto-py-to-exe.exe

or you can add this path to your environment variable as well for accessing these from anywhere

First check you installed it

pip install auto-py-to-exe

then restart your vscode and check another time. If still an error, check it in CMD.

As suggested above use:

pip show --files auto-py-to-exe to find out in what directory pip has installed the scripts. Double check the directory is in %PATH%

This will show you where the installer has placed the binary files. I then changed to that directory which circumvents any path issue. I tried to run the files and found :

OSError: [WinError 1920] The file cannot be accessed by the system: 'C:\\Users\\aaaa\\AppData\\Local\\Microsoft\\WindowsApps\\PythonSoftwareFoundation.Python.3.7_qbz5n2kfra8p0\\python.exe'
PS C:\users\aaaa\appdata\local\packages\pythonsoftwarefoundation.python.3.7_qbz5n2kfra8p0\localcache\local-packages\python37\Scripts>

In my case, although I haven't worked out how to fix it yet... It would seem to be trying to refer to an incorrect Python executable, the files in that directory are all 0 length. Unfortunately the "python -m" suggestion didn't work for me, so it's back to the drawing board. Hope that helps you confirm if it's the right solution to chase down.

You need to make sure you have typed cd C:\Users\your_user_name\AppData\Local\Packages\PythonSoftwareFoundation.Python.3.9_qbz5n2kfra8p0\LocalCache\local-packages\Python39\Scripts as a separate command, and then auto-py-to-exe with python 3. Check in file explorer to make sure your path is correct if the cd fails.