Could not find a Python executable

When this error occurs, you will be prompted with the following message:



This generally happense if you have not selected a Python executable in the Preferences, as shown in the image below:



To solve the issue, go to the Python tab in the Preferences and set the path to your Python executable. Make sure that Ashes has access to the file. You night have to restart Ashes after you have changed the path.


Note: If your system reports the Python executable as located under %LOCALAPPDATA%\Microsoft\WindowsApps , this is not a full Python installation but a stub provided by the Microsoft Store. Stub executables cannot reliably be used to install or access third-party Python packages, such as the Simis package

To avoid issues, we strongly recommend installing Python directly from the official distribution at python.org