How to add the Home assistant folder to my path in Windows?

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Hi after some fuzzing around and having to install Python and Microsoft C++ development tools, I finally got Home Assistant to install cleanly (as in without errors). Except that is for this final warning.

WARNING: The script hass.exe is installed in 'C:\Users\~\AppData\Local\Packages\PythonSoftwareFoundation.Python.3.8_qbz5n2kfra8p0\LocalCache\local-packages\Python38\Scripts' which is not on PATH.
  Consider adding this directory to PATH or, if you prefer to suppress this warning, use --no-warn-script-location.

I’m really sorry and I did search the forum for the full warning, but my search came up blank, but how do I do what it’s asking me to do? In Other words, how do I add hass.exe to my path like it wants me to do?

I did mess about with Linux a lot several years ago, but I have since forgotten almost everything. I know this is windows and this is different, but I’m guessing the solution is really simple? Basically somehow I just need to add this executable to my path so that python can find it?

Of course when I try to run Home assistant with the command py -m homeassistant --open-ui python can’t find it. I’ve tried variations on this command, like removing the extra -.
But with the same result.

\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python38\python.exe: No module named homeassistant

Sorry for the total n00b question. Please be patient and gentle with me.

Edit I found the executable mentioned in the error and tried to run it (double click) and it just spat out a whole bunch of other errors, as in:

Unable to find configuration. Creating default one in C:\Users\George\AppData\Roaming\.homeassistant
2020-09-24 20:31:12 ERROR (MainThread) [homeassistant.setup] Setup failed for recorder: Unable to import component: No module named 'sqlalchemy'
2020-09-24 20:31:20 ERROR (MainThread) [homeassistant.setup] Error during setup of component http
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "C:\Users\George\AppData\Local\Packages\PythonSoftwareFoundation.Python.3.8_qbz5n2kfra8p0\LocalCache\local-packages\Python38\site-packages\homeassistant\setup.py", line 213, in _async_setup_component
    result = await task
  File "C:\Users\George\AppData\Local\Packages\PythonSoftwareFoundation.Python.3.8_qbz5n2kfra8p0\LocalCache\local-packages\Python38\site-packages\homeassistant\components\http\__init__.py", line 209, in async_setup
    server = HomeAssistantHTTP(
  File "C:\Users\George\AppData\Local\Packages\PythonSoftwareFoundation.Python.3.8_qbz5n2kfra8p0\LocalCache\local-packages\Python38\site-packages\homeassistant\components\http\__init__.py", line 312, in __init__
    setup_cors(app, cors_origins)
  File "C:\Users\George\AppData\Local\Packages\PythonSoftwareFoundation.Python.3.8_qbz5n2kfra8p0\LocalCache\local-packages\Python38\site-packages\homeassistant\components\http\cors.py", line 26, in setup_cors
    import aiohttp_cors
ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'aiohttp_cors'
2020-09-24 20:31:20 ERROR (MainThread) [homeassistant.setup] Unable to set up dependencies of system_log. Setup failed for dependencies: http
2020-09-24 20:31:20 ERROR (MainThread) [homeassistant.setup] Setup failed for system_log: Could not set up all dependencies.
2020-09-24 20:31:21 ERROR (MainThread) [homeassistant.setup] Unable to set up dependencies of alexa. Setup failed for dependencies: http
2020-09-24 20:31:21 ERROR (MainThread) [homeassistant.setup] Setup failed for alexa: Could not set up all dependencies.
2020-09-24 20:31:21 ERROR (MainThread) [homeassistant.setup] Unable to set up dependencies of websocket_api. Setup failed for dependencies: http
2020-09-24 20:31:21 ERROR (MainThread) [homeassistant.setup] Setup failed for websocket_api: Could not set up all dependencies.
2020-09-24 20:31:21 ERROR (MainThread) [homeassistant.setup] Unable to set up dependencies of api. Setup failed for dependencies: http
2020-09-24 20:31:21 ERROR (MainThread) [homeassistant.setup] Setup failed for api: Could not set up all dependencies.
2020-09-24 20:31:21 ERROR (MainThread) [homeassistant.setup] Unable to set up dependencies of config. Setup failed for dependencies: http
2020-09-24 20:31:21 ERROR (MainThread) [homeassistant.setup] Setup failed for config: Could not set up all dependencies.
2020-09-24 20:31:21 ERROR (MainThread) [homeassistant.setup] Unable to set up dependencies of webhook. Setup failed for dependencies: http
2020-09-24 20:31:21 ERROR (MainThread) [homeassistant.setup] Setup failed for webhook: Could not set up all dependencies.
2020-09-24 20:31:21 ERROR (MainThread) [homeassistant.setup] Unable to set up dependencies of image. Setup failed for dependencies: http
2020-09-24 20:31:21 ERROR (MainThread) [homeassistant.setup] Setup failed for image: Could not set up all dependencies.
2020-09-24 20:31:21 ERROR (MainThread) [homeassistant.setup] Unable to set up dependencies of auth. Setup failed for dependencies: http
2020-09-24 20:31:21 ERROR (MainThread) [homeassistant.setup] Setup failed for auth: Could not set up all dependencies.
2020-09-24 20:31:21 ERROR (MainThread) [homeassistant.setup] Unable to set up dependencies of search. Setup failed for dependencies: websocket_api
2020-09-24 20:31:21 ERROR (MainThread) [homeassistant.setup] Setup failed for search: Could not set up all dependencies.
2020-09-24 20:31:21 ERROR (MainThread) [homeassistant.setup] Unable to set up dependencies of cloud. Setup failed for dependencies: http, webhook, alexa
2020-09-24 20:31:21 ERROR (MainThread) [homeassistant.setup] Setup failed for cloud: Could not set up all dependencies.
2020-09-24 20:31:21 ERROR (MainThread) [homeassistant.setup] Unable to set up dependencies of person. Setup failed for dependencies: image
2020-09-24 20:31:21 ERROR (MainThread) [homeassistant.setup] Setup failed for person: Could not set up all dependencies.
2020-09-24 20:31:21 ERROR (MainThread) [homeassistant.setup] Unable to set up dependencies of onboarding. Setup failed for dependencies: auth, http, person
2020-09-24 20:31:21 ERROR (MainThread) [homeassistant.setup] Setup failed for onboarding: Could not set up all dependencies.
2020-09-24 20:31:21 ERROR (MainThread) [homeassistant.setup] Unable to set up dependencies of frontend. Setup failed for dependencies: api, auth, config, http, onboarding, search, system_log, websocket_api
2020-09-24 20:31:21 ERROR (MainThread) [homeassistant.setup] Setup failed for frontend: Could not set up all dependencies.
2020-09-24 20:31:26 ERROR (MainThread) [homeassistant.setup] Setup failed for updater: Unable to import component: No module named 'distro'
2020-09-24 20:31:26 ERROR (MainThread) [homeassistant.setup] Unable to set up dependencies of media_source. Setup failed for dependencies: http
2020-09-24 20:31:26 ERROR (MainThread) [homeassistant.setup] Setup failed for media_source: Could not set up all dependencies.
2020-09-24 20:31:26 ERROR (MainThread) [homeassistant.setup] Unable to set up dependencies of system_health. Setup failed for dependencies: http
2020-09-24 20:31:26 ERROR (MainThread) [homeassistant.setup] Setup failed for system_health: Could not set up all dependencies.
2020-09-24 20:31:26 ERROR (MainThread) [homeassistant.setup] Unable to set up dependencies of map. Setup failed for dependencies: frontend
2020-09-24 20:31:26 ERROR (MainThread) [homeassistant.setup] Setup failed for map: Could not set up all dependencies.
2020-09-24 20:31:26 ERROR (MainThread) [homeassistant.setup] Unable to set up dependencies of zeroconf. Setup failed for dependencies: api
2020-09-24 20:31:26 ERROR (MainThread) [homeassistant.setup] Setup failed for zeroconf: Could not set up all dependencies.
2020-09-24 20:31:26 ERROR (MainThread) [homeassistant.setup] Unable to set up dependencies of history. Setup failed for dependencies: http, recorder
2020-09-24 20:31:26 ERROR (MainThread) [homeassistant.setup] Setup failed for history: Could not set up all dependencies.
2020-09-24 20:31:26 ERROR (MainThread) [homeassistant.setup] Unable to set up dependencies of tts. Setup failed for dependencies: http
2020-09-24 20:31:26 ERROR (MainThread) [homeassistant.setup] Setup failed for tts: Could not set up all dependencies.
2020-09-24 20:31:26 ERROR (MainThread) [homeassistant.setup] Unable to set up dependencies of logbook. Setup failed for dependencies: frontend, http, recorder
2020-09-24 20:31:26 ERROR (MainThread) [homeassistant.setup] Setup failed for logbook: Could not set up all dependencies.
2020-09-24 20:31:34 ERROR (MainThread) [homeassistant.setup] Setup failed for ssdp: Unable to import component: No module named 'defusedxml'
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Please wrap logs, code and configs to make it readable.

You can click this button
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Try this link.

A point where it says “Either system or user PATH” I reckon just go System PATH.
When it tells you to paste, just paste this:

C:\Users~\AppData\Local\Packages\PythonSoftwareFoundation.Python.3.8_qbz5n2kfra8p0\LocalCache\local-packages\Python38\Scripts
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I did this. Now when I run the script I just get a blank screen with a blinking cursor. (Double click.) Nothing else. I’ll fix the code in the morning.

5

OK, code fixed. Have any of you guys got any idea what’s going on here?

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I heard HS was fantastic and the community were second to none. I’m a little disappointed at the lack of response to my query. Is it because I’m using Windows? I have a spare Windows Mini PC - and beyond monitoring a single security camera, it doesn’t do an awful lot else. I can’t change it to Linux because the software I use for my camera is proprietary (and works really well - so why mess with it?). But it may as well be doing double duty with HS as well, as it doesn’t take up much resources currently. Please can you guys assist?

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The fact is : not many people use HA on Windows. It is hard to answer a question if you don’t know the answer yourself.

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This might be correct. HA does not have a desktop user interface, so I suspect you don’t see anything. If that screen is showing, did you try to access http://IP:8123 in a browser ? IP = the IP address of that windows computer.

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I get not many people run windows for HA, but as I said, that computer will hopefully be doing double duty, both as a home security camera platform and as a HA machine. But I don’t think I was clear. I got those masses of errors above when trying to run the HA GUI. I forget the command off the top of my head, but there is a web based GUI. (Supposedly). I try to run this and then just the blinking empty cursor.

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I’m not sure if this is worth bumping? I forgot how much Linux guys really loath Windows, even when it’s the only really practical option.

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So I run HA on Windows, and I’ll say this… it works, but there’s a fair amount of manually installing dependencies and such that make it less than ideal.

It’s been a while since I’ve done a clean install on Windows, but looking at the errors I’m wondering if there’s a permissions error or something like that going on. When I installed python I tried to keep it real simple and installed it in C:\Python, then set up a python virtualenv and installed everything in C:\Python\home-assistant using pip. From there I think I was just able to run the hass executable from the command prompt. Sorry this might not be super helpful, like I said it’s been a while.