# Ride does not find path to resource library

**URL:** <https://forum.robotframework.org/t/ride-does-not-find-path-to-resource-library/7660>\
**Category:** RIDE\
**Created:** [2 August 2024 11:35 UTC](https://forum.robotframework.org/t/ride-does-not-find-path-to-resource-library/7660 "2024-08-02T11:35:04Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![PeterQ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/df788c/32.png) [@PeterQ](https://forum.robotframework.org/u/PeterQ)\
**Post date:** [2 August 2024 11:35 UTC](https://forum.robotframework.org/t/ride-does-not-find-path-to-resource-library/7660/1 "2024-08-02T11:35:05Z")

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I can run correctly test from command line in PyCharm  
But when starting on command line " python -m robotide. **init**", errors are given on all resource files, eg.  
[WinError 3] The system cannot find the path specified: 'C:\Users\001453624\Documents\GitHub\…

To start with , is this the correct way of launching the ride GUI?

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**Author:** ![HelioGuilherme66](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forum.robotframework.org/helioguilherme66/32/34_2.png) [@HelioGuilherme66](https://forum.robotframework.org/u/HelioGuilherme66)\
**Post date:** [2 August 2024 11:57 UTC](https://forum.robotframework.org/t/ride-does-not-find-path-to-resource-library/7660/2 "2024-08-02T11:57:39Z")

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> [@PeterQ](#):
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> To start with , is this the correct way of launching the ride GUI?

It may depend on how you have installed RIDE.

Seems that you are trying to run RIDE from the source code.

You should install RIDE with `pip`.

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**Author:** ![PeterQ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/df788c/32.png) [@PeterQ](https://forum.robotframework.org/u/PeterQ)\
**Post date:** [2 August 2024 14:47 UTC](https://forum.robotframework.org/t/ride-does-not-find-path-to-resource-library/7660/3 "2024-08-02T14:47:55Z")

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I have installed with pip within the PyCharm project : “pip install robotframework-ride”

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**Author:** ![HelioGuilherme66](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forum.robotframework.org/helioguilherme66/32/34_2.png) [@HelioGuilherme66](https://forum.robotframework.org/u/HelioGuilherme66)\
**Post date:** [2 August 2024 17:18 UTC](https://forum.robotframework.org/t/ride-does-not-find-path-to-resource-library/7660/4 "2024-08-02T17:18:41Z")

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So you must use the same python that in PyCharm.

The version you have installed of RIDE is 2.0.8.1.  
I recommend to install development version v2.1dev61.

`<path_to_Python>\python.exe --version` # Check version is higher or equal to 3.8  
`<path_to_Python>\python.exe -m pip list`  
`<path_to_Python>\python.exe -m pip show robotframework-ride`

`<path_to_Python>\python.exe -m pip install -U https://github.com/robotframework/RIDE/archive/master.zip`

I personally always install Python in a short path. For example `C:\Python312` .

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**Author:** ![PeterQ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/df788c/32.png) [@PeterQ](https://forum.robotframework.org/u/PeterQ)\
**Post date:** [22 August 2024 12:54 UTC](https://forum.robotframework.org/t/ride-does-not-find-path-to-resource-library/7660/5 "2024-08-22T12:54:59Z")

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> [@HelioGuilherme66](#):
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> python.exe -m pip install -U [https://github.com/robotframework/RIDE/archive/master.zip](https://github.com/robotframework/RIDE/archive/master.zip)

> [@HelioGuilherme66](#):
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> python.exe -m pip install -U [https://github.com/robotframework/RIDE/archive/master.zip](https://github.com/robotframework/RIDE/archive/master.zip)

Thank you, resource files are now correctly parsed. I am non technical. why is • pip install robotframework-ride not installing the best version?

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**Author:** ![HelioGuilherme66](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forum.robotframework.org/helioguilherme66/32/34_2.png) [@HelioGuilherme66](https://forum.robotframework.org/u/HelioGuilherme66)\
**Post date:** [22 August 2024 19:08 UTC](https://forum.robotframework.org/t/ride-does-not-find-path-to-resource-library/7660/6 "2024-08-22T19:08:28Z")

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What is the best version, for you?

Your problem was that you was installing from PyCharm, and that did not have the same python when you use `pip` from command line.

RIDE has the version 2.0.8.1 has the latest release (nomal pip command), then there is a new one, which is in pre-release mode, and you must use the command `pip install -U --pre ...`. Finally there is the development version, with most updated code and not released to PiPy, and you use the zip archive URL.