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Abstra is not recognized​

In some cases (mainly on Windows), abstra is not recognized as a command after installation.

Error examples:

  • In Windows cmd: 'abstra' is not recognized as an internal or external command
  • In Windows powershell: the term 'abstra' is not recognized as the name of a cmdlet, function, script file, or operable program

This is due to the abstra package not being added to the user's PATH.

Solution​

To resolve this issue, use the ensurepath utility command as follows:

python -m abstra.ensurepath
# or
py -m abstra.ensurepath

After this you may need to restart the shell to apply the changes.