Initializing a DVC repository throws an error

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I'm trying to use DVC and I'm following this kaggle tutorial as explained in this notebook . Whenever I try to use the command ! dvc init, I get the following error:

'dvc' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.

I've installed and reinstalled dvc. I'm using python 3.6 and windows 8.1.

How are you installing DVC? Please follow https://dvc.org/doc/install — Jorge Orpinel Pérez, Aug 12 '20 at 19:34
Also, that Kaggle is probably outdated. I rec the ofifical DVC start guide: https://dvc.org/doc/start — Jorge Orpinel Pérez, Aug 12 '20 at 19:35

Nick Koprowicz · Answer 1 · 2021-02-03T17:26:15.660

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Even after manually installing dvc I ran into this error. Closing and reopening the command prompt resolved it. Specifically, since I was using the Anaconda command prompt, I had to close the prompt and Anaconda, and then open Anaconda and a new prompt.

edited Feb 03 '21 at 17:26

answered Feb 03 '21 at 16:08

Nick Koprowicz

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I was using VSCode and had to do the same thing with the terminal. Thanks! – narnia649 Aug 24 '22 at 12:53

score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Aug 19 '20 at 05:41

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I was pip-installing dvc. This, in my experience doesn't work very well and gives various errors at different stages. Instead, I manually installed dvc and added it to PATH variables in windows. Works like a charm :)

answered Aug 19 '20 at 05:41

Mayank Khanna

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Initializing a DVC repository throws an error

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