Batch file does not execute gallery-dl.exe anymore after updating the program

[Miroslav-Cetojevic]

I use batch files to execute gallery-dl to start the initial download of images, and for subsequent updates at a later date. However, this process stopped working after I updated the standalone executable to 1.18.4. Unfortunately I don't remember which version I had before that.

My batch scripts look something like this:

start "" /d "c:\users\username" /b gallery-dl.exe -o directory=[] https://www.insertsitehere.com -d "X:\Path\to\folder"

Instead of downloading there's just an empty terminal:

Typing directly into the terminal works as expected, although it's become noticeably slower to start than before once I send the gallery-dl command with all the parameters.

Any idea as to what the problem might be?

[Hrxn]

Not sure, but I'm pretty sure that this is not a gallery-dl issue.

You could try using cmd instead of start, or even better, PowerShell.

[mikf]

Maybe your AV software is somehow interfering and slowing things down?
The .exe files falsely getting detected as malicious has gotten worse over time for some reason.

Unfortunately I don't remember which version I had before that.

The old files are all still available: https://github.com/mikf/gallery-dl/releases
Try an older one and see if that helps.

[Miroslav-Cetojevic]

"Reboot" the terminal? What do I need to do beyond closing and reopening cmd? Besides I already shut down and restarted my computer several times since then, it makes no difference.

[rautamiekka]

That's exactly what I meant.

If even [shutdown-]rebooting the computer hasn't done it, either the added path is wrong or it was added wrong, which mighta caused figurative collateral damage. Without seeing it for myself I can't help better.

[Hrxn]

To show whatever is your current PATH env var, you can do either of the following:

• In cmd.exe
  • echo %path%
• In PowerShell (recommended)
  • $Env:PATH -split ";"

So you don't have to do any guesswork

[Miroslav-Cetojevic]

Thanks for the tip, it made me realize what I did wrong all along. pip installed gallery-dl to user\Appdata\Roaming\Python\Python39\Scripts, but because the regular Python path C:\Program Files\Python39\Scripts matched in the last two folders, my brain just didn't register the difference, so I thought that was already the correct path.

Now I can call gallery-dl from anywhere in the terminal. @rautamiekka will feel vindicated ;-)

[rautamiekka]

Great ! :D I'll need to start making debugging checklists cuz an additional/wrong loc shoulda been obvious.