Add note for Windows users about python -m scrapy alternative

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nijil 2026-03-02 17:08:46 +05:30
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@ -130,6 +130,12 @@ To install Scrapy on Windows using ``pip``:
Now, you should be able to :ref:`install Scrapy <intro-install-scrapy>` using ``pip``.
.. note::
**Windows users:** If you see a message like ``'scrapy' is not recognized
as an internal or external command`` after installation, you can run
``python -m scrapy <arguments>`` instead (e.g.,
``python -m scrapy startproject myproject``).
.. _intro-install-ubuntu:
Ubuntu 14.04 or above

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@ -53,6 +53,12 @@ directory where you'd like to store your code and run::
scrapy startproject tutorial
.. note::
**Windows users:** If you see a message like ``'scrapy' is not recognized
as an internal or external command``, you can run
``python -m scrapy <arguments>`` instead (e.g.,
``python -m scrapy startproject myproject``).
This will create a ``tutorial`` directory with the following contents::
tutorial/