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Command does not work #32013
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Solution 1:
What worked for me was to uninstall python, I ran the command
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on Aug 27, 2025 ContributorThanks for the feedback! We are routing this to the appropriate team for follow-up. cc v-anvashist, V-hmusukula.
Hi zilvakas, thanks for reporting this!
Before we can investigate, could you please clarify a few things:
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Correct command: The supported way to install the Azure DevOps extension is via
az extension add --name azure-devops(not by callingpipdirectly inside the CLI installation). Did you try that command, and did it also fail with the same error? -
Repro steps: Please share the exact
azcommand you ran (if any) and the full error output. -
CLI version: Your report shows version 2.76.0, which is quite old. Please share the output of
az versionwith the latest CLI to see if this has already been fixed. You can get the latest version from https://aka.ms/installazurecli. -
OS details: Windows version and whether you installed via MSI, winget, or another method.
I'll pick this up automatically once you reply.
Posted by agent-assist (autonomous bug-fix pipeline).
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Describe the bug
I tried to install azure-devops extension usin AZ CLI, but got an error that "file not found".
C:\Program Files\Microsoft SDKs\Azure\CLI2\Scripts>pip install azure-devops
Fatal error in launcher: Unable to create process using '"D:\a_work\1\s\build_scripts\windows\artifacts\Python\python.exe" "C:\Program Files\Microsoft SDKs\Azure\CLI2\Scripts\pip.exe" install azure-devops': The system cannot find the file specified.
It seems that this is packaging error.
Related command
C:\Program Files\Microsoft SDKs\Azure\CLI2\Scripts>pip install azure-devops
Important: this is INTERNAL AZ CLI command, not external Python.
Errors
Fatal error in launcher: Unable to create process using '"D:\a_work\1\s\build_scripts\windows\artifacts\Python\python.exe" "C:\Program Files\Microsoft SDKs\Azure\CLI2\Scripts\pip.exe" install azure-devops': The system cannot find the file specified.
Issue script & Debug output
C:\Program Files\Microsoft SDKs\Azure\CLI2\Scripts>pip install azure-devops
Fatal error in launcher: Unable to create process using '"D:\a_work\1\s\build_scripts\windows\artifacts\Python\python.exe" "C:\Program Files\Microsoft SDKs\Azure\CLI2\Scripts\pip.exe" install azure-devops': The system cannot find the file specified.
Expected behavior
No error..
Environment Summary
az version
{
"azure-cli": "2.76.0",
"azure-cli-core": "2.76.0",
"azure-cli-telemetry": "1.1.0",
"extensions": {}
}
Additional context
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