esptool.py: command not found (ESPTOOL-915)

[jain-Anuj]

I am trying to flash a file to esp8266 using esptool but i am again agaiin facing the same error "esptool.py: command not found". I have both python 3.6.4 and python 2.7 installed in my ubuntu 18.04.1 LTS and i am using pip install esptool to install it.

[jain-Anuj]

[projectgus]

Hi @gitAnuj1234 ,

Thanks for reporting this issue. I think this might be a PATH issue with your install.

If you run "pip" as a normal user on Linux (ie pip install esptool rather than sudo pip install esptool then the esptool.py executable is installed to the directory ~/local/.bin directory (ie the hidden .local/bin directory inside your home directory).

In a default Ubuntu install, this directory is normally part of your user's PATH (there's a line in .profile which adds it). Maybe the .profile file or the PATH has been modified on your install.

Some workarounds, either of which should which should work:

• Run esptool.py as ~/.local/bin/esptool.py -p /dev/ttyUSB0 ...
• Edit the .profile file in your home directory and look for a line like this:

# set PATH so it includes user's private bin directories
PATH="$HOME/bin:$HOME/.local/bin:$PATH"

... and add it if it's not already there (note you have to log out of your session and back in before changes to .profile take effect).

[jain-Anuj]

thanks @projectgus for the help I used sudo pip install esptool instead of pip install esptool as advised by you and it worked ....thanks for the help

[projectgus]

Great to hear @gitAnuj1234, thanks for the update.

[CodeThrustersDev]

Im also facing the same issue but i use windows 10, im just a begginer so i dont really know what im doing