# Showing kernel error, when i am trying to run a python3 file on jupyter notebook

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**Created:** [November 21, 2020, 7:13am UTC](https://discourse.jupyter.org/t/showing-kernel-error-when-i-am-trying-to-run-a-python3-file-on-jupyter-notebook/6851 "2020-11-21T07:13:30Z")\
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**Post date:** [November 21, 2020, 7:13am UTC](https://discourse.jupyter.org/t/showing-kernel-error-when-i-am-trying-to-run-a-python3-file-on-jupyter-notebook/6851/1 "2020-11-21T07:13:30Z")

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Hello experts,  
I have the latest version of python and anaconda install in my system. When I am trying run a ipynb file in jupyter notebook. Its showing Kernel error and showing the error as bellow:

Traceback (most recent call last):  
File “C:\ProgramData\Anaconda3\lib\site-packages\tornado\web.py”, line 1703, in \_execute  
result = await result  
File “C:\ProgramData\Anaconda3\lib\site-packages\tornado\gen.py”, line 742, in run  
yielded = self.gen.throw(\*exc\_info) # type: ignore  
File “C:\ProgramData\Anaconda3\lib\site-packages\notebook\services\sessions\handlers.py”, line 69, in post  
model = yield maybe\_future(  
File “C:\ProgramData\Anaconda3\lib\site-packages\tornado\gen.py”, line 735, in run  
value = future.result()  
File “C:\ProgramData\Anaconda3\lib\site-packages\tornado\gen.py”, line 742, in run  
yielded = self.gen.throw(\*exc\_info) # type: ignore  
File “C:\ProgramData\Anaconda3\lib\site-packages\notebook\services\sessions\sessionmanager.py”, line 88, in create\_session  
kernel\_id = yield self.start\_kernel\_for\_session(session\_id, path, name, type, kernel\_name)  
File “C:\ProgramData\Anaconda3\lib\site-packages\tornado\gen.py”, line 735, in run  
value = future.result()  
File “C:\ProgramData\Anaconda3\lib\site-packages\tornado\gen.py”, line 742, in run  
yielded = self.gen.throw(\*exc\_info) # type: ignore  
File “C:\ProgramData\Anaconda3\lib\site-packages\notebook\services\sessions\sessionmanager.py”, line 100, in start\_kernel\_for\_session  
kernel\_id = yield maybe\_future(  
File “C:\ProgramData\Anaconda3\lib\site-packages\tornado\gen.py”, line 735, in run  
value = future.result()  
File “C:\ProgramData\Anaconda3\lib\site-packages\notebook\services\kernels\kernelmanager.py”, line 176, in start\_kernel  
kernel\_id = await maybe\_future(self.pinned\_superclass.start\_kernel(self, \*\*kwargs))  
File “C:\ProgramData\Anaconda3\lib\site-packages\jupyter\_client\multikernelmanager.py”, line 185, in start\_kernel  
km.start\_kernel(\*\*kwargs)  
File “C:\ProgramData\Anaconda3\lib\site-packages\jupyter\_client\manager.py”, line 313, in start\_kernel  
self.kernel = self.\_launch\_kernel(kernel\_cmd, \*\*kw)  
File “C:\ProgramData\Anaconda3\lib\site-packages\jupyter\_client\manager.py”, line 220, in \_launch\_kernel  
return launch\_kernel(kernel\_cmd, \*\*kw)  
File “C:\ProgramData\Anaconda3\lib\site-packages\jupyter\_client\launcher.py”, line 131, in launch\_kernel  
proc = Popen(cmd, \*\*kwargs)  
File “C:\ProgramData\Anaconda3\lib\subprocess.py”, line 854, in **init**  
self.\_execute\_child(args, executable, preexec\_fn, close\_fds,  
File “C:\ProgramData\Anaconda3\lib\subprocess.py”, line 1307, in \_execute\_child  
hp, ht, pid, tid = \_winapi.CreateProcess(executable, args,  
FileNotFoundError: [WinError 2] The system cannot find the file specified

Please, help me with this, as I am new to programming and have very limited knowledge. Thank you in advance.