'pipx install gvsbuild' successful but won't then run 'gvsbuild build gtk3' in powershell

Question

I am following the steps on the github page and am at this step.

A search for 'gvsbuild' on my system.

Windows PowerShell

tried: "gvsbuild build gtk3" expecting gtk3 to be built. result:

gvsbuild : The term 'gvsbuild' is not recognized as the name of a cmdlet, function, script file, or operable program.
Check the spelling of the name, or if a path was included, verify that the path is correct and try again.
At line:1 char:1
+ gvsbuild build gtk3
+ ~~~~~~~~
    + CategoryInfo          : ObjectNotFound: (gvsbuild:String) [], CommandNotFoundException
    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : CommandNotFoundException

Answer 1

It sounds like pipx isn't on your path, so when you install a command like gvsbuild, PowerShell can't find it.

When installing pipx, you need to restart your PowerShell after you run pipx ensurepath.

The ensurepath command adds both \AppData\Roaming\Python\Python3x\Scripts and %USERPROFILE%.local\bin folder to your search path. However, those changes might not be made until you restart your shell.