Octave Not Recognizing Python Is Installed

I am trying to install the symbolic package in octave, I have the package in the correct directory, which is my current directory in Octave, but when it tries to install the packag

Solution 1:

First open the prompt and run 'python'. If the python console is not opened and the prompt says that this command is not recognized, you have my same problem and I was able to fix just adding python to the environment path.

To fix it:

1. Hold Win and press Pause.
2. Click Advanced System Settings.
3. Click Environment Variables.
4. Append ;C:\python27 to the Path variable.
5. Restart Command Prompt.