[WinError 193] %1 is not a valid Win32 application

[BartoszDopke]

Bicep version
bicep --version

Bicep CLI version 0.3.126 (a5e4c2e567)

Azure CLI version
az --version

azure-cli                         2.22.1

core                              2.22.1
telemetry                          1.0.6

Extensions:
azure-firewall                     0.9.0

Python location 'C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SDKs\Azure\CLI2\python.exe'
Extensions directory 'C:\Users\barte\.azure\cliextensions'

Python (Windows) 3.6.8 (tags/v3.6.8:3c6b436a57, Dec 23 2018, 23:31:17) [MSC v.1916 32 bit (Intel)]

Legal docs and information: aka.ms/AzureCliLegal

Your CLI is up-to-date.

Describe the bug
I get an error
[WinError 193] %1 is not a valid Win32 application
while running
az deployment group create -f ./main.bicep -g my-rg

To Reproduce
az deployment group create -f ./main.bicep -g my-rg

Additional context

cli.knack.cli: Command arguments: ['deployment', 'group', 'create', '-f', './main.bicep', '-g', 'my-rg', '--debug']
cli.knack.cli: __init__ debug log:
Enable color in terminal.
cli.knack.cli: Event: Cli.PreExecute []
cli.knack.cli: Event: CommandParser.OnGlobalArgumentsCreate [<function CLILogging.on_global_arguments at 0x03996DF8>, <function OutputProducer.on_global_arguments at 0x03A31348>, <function CLIQuery.on_global_arguments at 0x03A4B270>]
cli.knack.cli: Event: CommandInvoker.OnPreCommandTableCreate []
cli.azure.cli.core: Modules found from index for 'deployment': ['azure.cli.command_modules.resource']
cli.azure.cli.core: Loading command modules:
cli.azure.cli.core: Name                  Load Time    Groups  Commands
cli.azure.cli.core: resource                  0.023        37       176
cli.azure.cli.core: Total (1)                 0.023        37       176
cli.azure.cli.core: These extensions are not installed and will be skipped: ['azext_ai_examples', 'azext_next']
cli.azure.cli.core: Loading extensions:
cli.azure.cli.core: Name                  Load Time    Groups  Commands  Directory
cli.azure.cli.core: Total (0)                 0.000         0         0  
cli.azure.cli.core: Loaded 37 groups, 176 commands.
cli.azure.cli.core: Found a match in the command table.
cli.azure.cli.core: Raw command  : deployment group create
cli.azure.cli.core: Command table: deployment group create
cli.knack.cli: Event: CommandInvoker.OnPreCommandTableTruncate [<function AzCliLogging.init_command_file_logging at 0x03D27C90>]
cli.azure.cli.core.azlogging: metadata file logging enabled - writing logs to 'C:\Users\barte\.azure\commands\2021-04-22.15-20-43.deployment_group_create.9884.log'.
az_command_data_logger: command args: deployment group create -f {} -g {} --debug
cli.knack.cli: Event: CommandInvoker.OnPreArgumentLoad [<function register_global_subscription_argument.<locals>.add_subscription_parameter at 0x03D742B8>, <function register_global_query_examples_argument.<locals>.register_query_examples at 0x03D74A08>]
cli.knack.cli: Event: CommandInvoker.OnPostArgumentLoad []
cli.knack.cli: Event: CommandInvoker.OnPostCommandTableCreate [<function register_ids_argument.<locals>.add_ids_arguments at 0x03D74A50>, <function register_cache_arguments.<locals>.add_cache_arguments at 0x03D74AE0>]
cli.knack.cli: Event: CommandInvoker.OnCommandTableLoaded []
cli.knack.cli: Event: CommandInvoker.OnPreParseArgs []
cli.knack.cli: Event: CommandInvoker.OnPostParseArgs [<function OutputProducer.handle_output_argument at 0x03A31390>, <function CLIQuery.handle_query_parameter at 0x03A4B2B8>, <function register_global_query_examples_argument.<locals>.handle_example_parameter at 0x03D749C0>, <function register_ids_argument.<locals>.parse_ids_arguments at 0x03D74A98>]
cli.azure.cli.core.util: azure.cli.core.util.handle_exception is called with an exception:
cli.azure.cli.core.util: Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "D:\a\1\s\build_scripts\windows\artifacts\cli\Lib\site-packages\azure/cli/core/commands/__init__.py", line 691, in _run_job
  File "D:\a\1\s\build_scripts\windows\artifacts\cli\Lib\site-packages\azure/cli/core/commands/__init__.py", line 328, in __call__
  File "D:\a\1\s\build_scripts\windows\artifacts\cli\Lib\site-packages\azure/cli/core/__init__.py", line 807, in default_command_handler
  File "D:\a\1\s\build_scripts\windows\artifacts\cli\Lib\site-packages\azure/cli/command_modules/resource/custom.py", line 544, in deploy_arm_template_at_resource_group
  File "D:\a\1\s\build_scripts\windows\artifacts\cli\Lib\site-packages\azure/cli/command_modules/resource/custom.py", line 571, in _deploy_arm_template_at_resource_group
  File "D:\a\1\s\build_scripts\windows\artifacts\cli\Lib\site-packages\azure/cli/command_modules/resource/custom.py", line 900, in _prepare_deployment_properties_unmodified
  File "D:\a\1\s\build_scripts\windows\artifacts\cli\Lib\site-packages\azure/cli/command_modules/resource/_bicep.py", line 69, in run_bicep_command
  File "D:\a\1\s\build_scripts\windows\artifacts\cli\Lib\site-packages\azure/cli/command_modules/resource/_bicep.py", line 171, in _get_bicep_installed_version
  File "D:\a\1\s\build_scripts\windows\artifacts\cli\Lib\site-packages\azure/cli/command_modules/resource/_bicep.py", line 205, in _run_command
  File "subprocess.py", line 729, in __init__
OSError: [WinError 193] %1 is not a valid Win32 application

During handling of the above exception, another exception occurred:

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "D:\a\1\s\build_scripts\windows\artifacts\cli\Lib\site-packages\azure/cli/core/commands/arm.py", line 102, in handle_template_based_exception
AttributeError: 'OSError' object has no attribute 'inner_exception'

During handling of the above exception, another exception occurred:

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "D:\a\1\s\build_scripts\windows\artifacts\cli\Lib\site-packages\knack/cli.py", line 231, in invoke
  File "D:\a\1\s\build_scripts\windows\artifacts\cli\Lib\site-packages\azure/cli/core/commands/__init__.py", line 657, in execute
  File "D:\a\1\s\build_scripts\windows\artifacts\cli\Lib\site-packages\azure/cli/core/commands/__init__.py", line 720, in _run_jobs_serially
  File "D:\a\1\s\build_scripts\windows\artifacts\cli\Lib\site-packages\azure/cli/core/commands/__init__.py", line 712, in _run_job
  File "D:\a\1\s\build_scripts\windows\artifacts\cli\Lib\site-packages\azure/cli/core/commands/arm.py", line 104, in handle_template_based_exception
knack.util.CLIError: [WinError 193] %1 is not a valid Win32 application

cli.azure.cli.core.azclierror: [WinError 193] %1 is not a valid Win32 application
az_command_data_logger: [WinError 193] %1 is not a valid Win32 application
cli.knack.cli: Event: Cli.PostExecute [<function AzCliLogging.deinit_cmd_metadata_logging at 0x03D27DB0>]

[shenglol]

Hi @BartoszDopke, could you try running %USERPROFILE\.azure\bin\bicep.exe --version and see if it works? It seems the bicep executable that Azure CLI installed is broken.

[shenglol]

If it doesn't work you can clean up the %USERPROFILE\.azure\bin folder and run az bicep install to reinstall Bicep for Azure CLI.

[BartoszDopke]

It finally works!

Steps done:

1. re-installing Azure CLI
2. re-installing Azure Bicep

Thank you very much for support, ticket is resolved.