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Search engine does not work (Python does not install, nothing happens) #4793

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opened 2026-02-21 17:30:31 -05:00 by deekerman · 10 comments

deekerman commented

2026-02-21 17:30:31 -05:00

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Originally created by @f-ckth-ssh-t on GitHub (Oct 17, 2016).

When I click 'Search Engine' under 'View' it says Python has not been detected. When I choose to install it, a Windows Installer window opens but when I OK that, nothing happens. When I click 'Search Engine' again, it just tells me again Python is not detected. It doesn't make a difference to start the program as the administrator. What do I do?

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Originally created by @f-ckth-ssh-t on GitHub (Oct 17, 2016). When I click 'Search Engine' under 'View' it says Python has not been detected. When I choose to install it, a Windows Installer window opens but when I OK that, nothing happens. When I click 'Search Engine' again, it just tells me again Python is not detected. It doesn't make a difference to start the program as the administrator. What do I do? Thanks.

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2026-02-21 17:30:36 -05:00

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@thalieht commented on GitHub (Oct 17, 2016):

It downloads and installs it silently try waiting a little longer. I fell for it too.

@thalieht commented on GitHub (Oct 17, 2016): It downloads and installs it silently try waiting a little longer. I fell for it too.

deekerman commented

2026-02-21 17:30:37 -05:00

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@f-ckth-ssh-t commented on GitHub (Oct 18, 2016):

Thanks. I waited for hours. The only thing happening is that the mouse cursor every 10 seconds or so turns into an hourglass.

@f-ckth-ssh-t commented on GitHub (Oct 18, 2016): Thanks. I waited for hours. The only thing happening is that the mouse cursor every 10 seconds or so turns into an hourglass.

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@ghost commented on GitHub (Oct 18, 2016):

Then download python installer and install it. https://www.python.org/downloads/

@ghost commented on GitHub (Oct 18, 2016): Then download python installer and install it. https://www.python.org/downloads/

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2026-02-21 17:30:37 -05:00

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@royachiron commented on GitHub (Oct 23, 2016):

Hey, this happened to me quite a few times and I had no idea what's wrong. Still no idea. But my simple solution for you is going to http://www.ninite.com , selecting qb and python, get the installer, install her, and voila, you got qb running with python, with the search working like a charm right ootb.

@royachiron commented on GitHub (Oct 23, 2016): Hey, this happened to me quite a few times and I had no idea what's wrong. Still no idea. But my simple solution for you is going to http://www.ninite.com , selecting qb and python, get the installer, install her, and voila, you got qb running with python, with the search working like a charm right ootb.

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@f-ckth-ssh-t commented on GitHub (Oct 25, 2016):

Thanks yezezey and royachiron. I did it yezezey's way and it worked!

@f-ckth-ssh-t commented on GitHub (Oct 25, 2016): Thanks yezezey and royachiron. I did it yezezey's way and it worked!

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@ghost commented on GitHub (Oct 26, 2016):

@f-ckth-ssh-t
Then close this issue please.

@ghost commented on GitHub (Oct 26, 2016): @f-ckth-ssh-t Then close this issue please.

deekerman commented

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@f-ckth-ssh-t commented on GitHub (Nov 14, 2016):

Sorry, thought I already did because Lukas' comment is closed.

@f-ckth-ssh-t commented on GitHub (Nov 14, 2016): Sorry, thought I already did because Lukas' comment is closed.

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@WiliTest commented on GitHub (Feb 26, 2017):

[solved] I had the same problem on windows7 probably because I uninstall a python version (3.6 x32), but the python folder of this version remains (the modules and other stuff are not uninstalled). So I had to delete the python folder, restart qbt and launch the 'Search Engine' (under 'View') It found the right version (3.6 x64).
(Cleaning registry using ccleaner is a must after each uninstall, apparently uninstalling doesn't always remove the registry keys)

[EDIT] for the developer: I just realized that I'm not sure if I tried to launch the Search Engine (under 'View') before trying to soleve the problem by deleting the folder. I thought the search ran by default, so I did not think I had to re-enable it after uninstalling the the python version with which it was working. It might just has been set to "disable" after I uninstalled the python version. (And I also reinstalled qbt after deleting the folder). So in conclusion, I'm not sure it was the folder issue.

@WiliTest commented on GitHub (Feb 26, 2017): [solved] I had the same problem on windows7 probably because I uninstall a python version (3.6 x32), but the python folder of this version remains (the modules and other stuff are not uninstalled). So I had to delete the python folder, restart qbt and launch the 'Search Engine' (under 'View') It found the right version (3.6 x64). (Cleaning registry using ccleaner is a must after each uninstall, apparently uninstalling doesn't always remove the registry keys) [EDIT] for the developer: I just realized that I'm not sure if I tried to launch the Search Engine (under 'View') before trying to soleve the problem by deleting the folder. I thought the search ran by default, so I did not think I had to re-enable it after uninstalling the the python version with which it was working. It might just has been set to "disable" after I uninstalled the python version. (And I also reinstalled qbt after deleting the folder). _So in conclusion, I'm not sure it was the folder issue._

deekerman commented

2026-02-21 17:30:38 -05:00

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@TailyFair commented on GitHub (Aug 7, 2020):

I had same issue. I had both python 2.7 and python 3.6 installed on my machine.
When running python version 2.7 was launched, so qbittorrent was complaining.

Solution:
Change default python version when running python command according to: https://stackoverflow.com/a/52913040

You need to move python 3.6 path higher up than python 2.7.

@TailyFair commented on GitHub (Aug 7, 2020): I had same issue. I had both python 2.7 and python 3.6 installed on my machine. When running `python` version 2.7 was launched, so qbittorrent was complaining. Solution: Change default python version when running `python` command according to: https://stackoverflow.com/a/52913040 You need to move python 3.6 path higher up than python 2.7.

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@FranciscoPombal commented on GitHub (Aug 8, 2020):

For future reference:

Reminder that Python 2.x is obsolete, and has been so for a while now. Expect to run into increasingly more problems (relating to interoperability with other programs, like qBittorrent and its search engine) if you keep using it in your systems.

@FranciscoPombal commented on GitHub (Aug 8, 2020): For future reference: Reminder that Python 2.x is obsolete, and has been so for a while now. Expect to run into increasingly more problems (relating to interoperability with other programs, like qBittorrent and its search engine) if you keep using it in your systems.