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I have a new computer and now am installing python / opening powershell I get this message upon opening powershell

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Fatal Python error: initfsencoding: unable to load the file system codec ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'encodings'

Current thread 0x00001370 (most recent call first):
Invoke-Expression : Cannot bind argument to parameter 'Command' because it is an empty string.
At C:\Users\user\Documents\WindowsPowerShell\profile.ps1:4 char:90
+ ... onda.exe" "shell.powershell" "hook") | Out-String | Invoke-Expression
+                                                         ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    + CategoryInfo          : InvalidData: (:PSObject) [Invoke-Expression], ParameterBindingValidationException
    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : ParameterArgumentValidationErrorEmptyStringNotAllowed,Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.Invo
   keExpressionCommand

I read this page* (below), my path is set

C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python38-32\Scripts\
C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python38-32\

However I cannot find PYTHONHOME anywhere and I don't know how to add it.

Does anyone know how I can solve this error?

Thank you for reading :)

*Fatal Python error on Windows 10 ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'encodings'

Phil Young
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The error is caused by your "Current User, Current Host – console" Powershell profile file, line 4, which is located at C:\Users\user\Documents\WindowsPowerShell\profile.ps1

Look at the Line 4, and check if the line is important to you. If not, remove or comment out the line and the error should be gone.

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  • Hey there thanks for your reply. The code message that I have put above is automatically sent out as soon as I open powershell. How do I remove this line – Phil Young Jul 17 '20 at 14:40
  • (sorry for the late reply) – Phil Young Jul 17 '20 at 14:41
  • Did you check what you have on line 4 in your `profile.ps1`? – np8 Jul 17 '20 at 17:35
  • Ahha! You are a genius, thank you. The laptop is second hand and even with a master reset there was "anaconda" had it's hold. Profile.ps1 had this line of code '''(& "C:\Users\user\Anaconda3\Scripts\conda.exe" "shell.powershell" "hook") | Out-String | Invoke-Expression'''. I commented it out and I no longer had the error. Thanks a bunch! – Phil Young Jul 17 '20 at 18:39