title: Fatal error running scrapy in Anaconda: Unable to create process
body: <p>Installed Anaconda today, run <code>conda install -c conda-forge scrapy</code> to install it, with no apparent issues. If I try to use any scrapy commands, however, I get a "Fatal error in launcher: Unable to create process", with the right path for scrapy, but the wrong one for python.exe.</p>
  
  <p><code>where python</code> finds the correct path. The <code>%PATH%</code> variable includes said directory. I tried installing within a virtual environment, with no difference in result. Not quite sure what to do, now.</p>
  
  <p>Previous questions from other users received no valid answers:</p>
  
  <p><a href="https://stackoverflow.com/questions/57307710/how-to-fix-fatal-error-in-launcher-unable-to-create-process-using-path-scrap">How to fix &quot;Fatal error in launcher: Unable to create process using *path*/scrapy.exe&quot; in anaconda?</a></p>
  
  <p>This is marked as a duplicate, but it's a different question from the original and doesn't have a functional solution.</p>
  
  <p><a href="https://stackoverflow.com/questions/57237304/getting-error-fatal-error-installing-scrapy-tutorial">Getting error: Fatal Error Installing Scrapy tutorial</a></p>
  
  <p>This suggests installing with pip, which I'd rather not, but may fall back to if necessary.</p>
  
  <p>Thanks in advance.</p>