Blender 2.79 refuses to start

[speedonerd]

I had this problem with the installer and the .zip files from blender.org and I thought the Steam version would be different. Whenever I try to launch the program, the Command Prompt will appear on screen for a moment, Blender will open to a blank grey screen, and then both will immediately close.

I managed to take a screenshot of the Cmd window before it closed. It read

"Color management: using fallback mode for management
BLT_lang_init: 'locale' data path for translations not found, continuing
Warning! bundled python not found and is expected on this platform. (if you built this with CMake: 'install' target may have not been built)
Fatal Python error: Py_Initialize: unable to load the file system codec
ImportantError: No module named 'encodings'

Current thread 0x00001ec (most recent call first):"


I checked twice that I had the bundled Python installed but to no avail. I even went into my steamapps/common folder and tried opening the .exe the old fashioned way but still no dice.

Quick edit: This text appeared when I used Blender 2.79b from a .zip install. Now when I launch the Steam version, no text appears in the Cmd prompt, yet it still crashes.

[Sean]

Originally posted by Extra:

I had this problem with the installer and the .zip files from blender.org and I thought the Steam version would be different. Whenever I try to launch the program, the Command Prompt will appear on screen for a moment, Blender will open to a blank grey screen, and then both will immediately close.

I managed to take a screenshot of the Cmd window before it closed. It read

"Color management: using fallback mode for management
BLT_lang_init: 'locale' data path for translations not found, continuing
Warning! bundled python not found and is expected on this platform. (if you built this with CMake: 'install' target may have not been built)
Fatal Python error: Py_Initialize: unable to load the file system codec
ImportantError: No module named 'encodings'

Current thread 0x00001ec (most recent call first):"


I checked twice that I had the bundled Python installed but to no avail. I even went into my steamapps/common folder and tried opening the .exe the old fashioned way but still no dice.

Quick edit: This text appeared when I used Blender 2.79b from a .zip install. Now when I launch the Steam version, no text appears in the Cmd prompt, yet it still crashes.

Check for any GPU driver updates along with Windows updates.

[AlexeY]

Maybe is your system being overly protective. A fresh Debian, openSUSE or Fedora install would help you a lot.

https://www.debian.org/ -- sudo apt-get install blender
https://www.opensuse.org/#Leap -- sudo zypper install blender
https://spins.fedoraproject.org/ -- sudo dnf install blender

If that's not it, maybe you need to install another Python version (don't know if two or three is bundled).

Lastly, maybe you still need to add Python to $PATH (environmental variable).

[Sean]

Originally posted by AlexeY:

Maybe is your system being overly protective. A fresh Debian, openSUSE or Fedora install would help you a lot.

https://www.debian.org/ -- sudo apt-get install blender
https://www.opensuse.org/#Leap -- sudo zypper install blender
https://spins.fedoraproject.org/ -- sudo dnf install blender

If that's not it, maybe you need to install another Python version (don't know if two or three is bundled).

Lastly, maybe you still need to add Python to $PATH (environmental variable).

If he’s getting command prompt Windows he’s probably running Windows.
As much as I love Linux, it’s not for everyone, especially if they want trouble free gaming

[speedonerd]

Originally posted by Sean:

Originally posted by AlexeY:

Maybe is your system being overly protective. A fresh Debian, openSUSE or Fedora install would help you a lot.

https://www.debian.org/ -- sudo apt-get install blender
https://www.opensuse.org/#Leap -- sudo zypper install blender
https://spins.fedoraproject.org/ -- sudo dnf install blender

If that's not it, maybe you need to install another Python version (don't know if two or three is bundled).

Lastly, maybe you still need to add Python to $PATH (environmental variable).

If he’s getting command prompt Windows he’s probably running Windows.
As much as I love Linux, it’s not for everyone, especially if they want trouble free gaming

True, I am using Windows. Windows 10 Home 64-bit to be exact. And since you mentioned updating my GPU drivers, I am using a GeForce GTX 970 that I recently updated the drivers of. As of right now, the program still doesn't work.

[AlexeY]

Originally posted by Sean:

If he’s getting command prompt Windows he’s probably running Windows.
As much as I love Linux, it’s not for everyone, especially if they want trouble free gaming

Perhaps. But, people still need to know that there's an alternative. And who knows? Maybe as in other cases, it fits him.

Originally posted by Extra:

True, I am using Windows. Windows 10 Home 64-bit to be exact. And since you mentioned updating my GPU drivers, I am using a GeForce GTX 970 that I recently updated the drivers of. As of right now, the program still doesn't work.

Did you checked the $PATH variable for Python? It's weird that the included version is not being recognized neither with installer or a zip file.

Maybe installing Python individually?

That's why I recommended giving the distros I mentioned a try; all of them come with Python preinstalled.