OSError: [Errno 8] Exec format error:

[rjunderwood]

When running:
python manage.py runserver
this error. PLEASE HELP.

• Running on http://127.0.0.1:5000/ (Press CTRL+C to quit)
• Restarting with stat
  Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "manage.py", line 33, in
  manager.run()
  File "/mnt/c/Users/riley/alrye/lib/python3.6/site-packages/flask_script/init.py", line 412, in run
  result = self.handle(sys.argv[0], sys.argv[1:])
  File "/mnt/c/Users/riley/alrye/lib/python3.6/site-packages/flask_script/init.py", line 383, in handle
  res = handle(*args, **config)
  File "/mnt/c/Users/riley/alrye/lib/python3.6/site-packages/flask_script/commands.py", line 425, in call
  **self.server_options)
  File "/mnt/c/Users/riley/alrye/lib/python3.6/site-packages/flask/app.py", line 772, in run
  run_simple(host, port, self, **options)
  File "/mnt/c/Users/riley/alrye/lib/python3.6/site-packages/werkzeug/serving.py", line 988, in run_simple
  run_with_reloader(inner, extra_files, reloader_interval, reloader_type)
  File "/mnt/c/Users/riley/alrye/lib/python3.6/site-packages/werkzeug/_reloader.py", line 332, in run_with_reloader sys.exit(reloader.restart_with_reloader())
  File "/mnt/c/Users/riley/alrye/lib/python3.6/site-packages/werkzeug/_reloader.py", line 176, in restart_with_reloader
  exit_code = subprocess.call(args, env=new_environ, close_fds=False)
  File "/usr/lib/python3.6/subprocess.py", line 267, in call
  with Popen(*popenargs, **kwargs) as p:
  File "/usr/lib/python3.6/subprocess.py", line 709, in init
  restore_signals, start_new_session)
  File "/usr/lib/python3.6/subprocess.py", line 1344, in _execute_child
  raise child_exception_type(errno_num, err_msg, err_filename)
  OSError: [Errno 8] Exec format error: '/mnt/c/Users/riley/Desktop/2019/ALRYE/test/flaskSaaS/manage.py'

[medicalnp]

Had a similar issue using cygwin on windows, did you find a solution?

[FurkanArslan]

I have a similar problem in macOS 10.12. Is there any solution for this problem?

[stromal]

@FurkanArslan same problem same OS 10.12.6

[alexlaurence]

Same issue, macOS 10.14.4

[alexlaurence]

FOUND THE SOLUTION. Install Docker. Omg. Author forgot about that...

[MrCoca]

FOUND THE SOLUTION. Install Docker. Omg. Author forgot about that...

Hi @alexlaurence , How did you configure Docker? do you have any documents that i can look at for the configuration of Docker. Thanks.

[donnybert]

I'm having this problem too and I have installed docker, but I too don't know how to configure it the way you did to make it work. Could you elaborate?