error: Editor 'start' not found

[KeenIIDX]

I'm trying to setup a new beets install, when I run 'beet config -e' to create the default config file, I get an error.

Problem

Running this command in verbose (-vv) mode:

$ beet -vv config -e

Led to this problem:

error: Editor 'start' not found.

Here's a link to the music files that trigger the bug (if relevant):

Setup

• OS: Windows 11
• Python version: 3.14.2
• beets version: 2.7.1
• Turning off plugins made problem go away (yes/no): no

Is the config file this command would have created the same as https://github.com/beetbox/beets/blob/master/beets/config_default.yaml ?

[snejus]

I just looked it up, it seems like this is happening because start is an shell built-in on Windows. As a quick fix, try set VISUAL=notepad (or whichever editor you use) and re-run beet config -e.