[SOLVED] Python nmap program was not found in path error even nmap installed and nmap.exe is in the path

Python nmap program was not found in path error even nmap installed and nmap.exe is in the path

For some reason I can't use nmap on python. I have python-nmap installed as a library. Whenever I try to use PortScanner(), I get path error but I have nmap installed on my computer and it is even in path.

import nmap

nm = nmap.PortScanner()

print(nm)

The error is

raise PortScannerError(
nmap.nmap.PortScannerError: 'nmap program was not found in path. PATH is : C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Common Files\\Oracle\\Java\\javapath;C:\\Windows\\system32;C:\\Windows;C:\\Windows\\System32\\Wbem;C:\\Windows\\System32\\WindowsPowerShell\\v1.0\\;C:\\Program Files\\Microsoft SQL Server\\130\\Tools\\Binn\\;C:\\nodejs\\;C:\\Program Files\\dotnet\\;C:\\Program Files\\Microsoft SQL Server\\Client SDK\\ODBC\\170\\Tools\\Binn\\;C:\\Program Files (x86)\\dotnet\\;C:\\Users\\Anti\\AppData\\Local\\Programs\\Python\\Python38\\Scripts\\;C:\\Users\\Anti\\AppData\\Local\\Programs\\Python\\Python38\\;C:\\Program Files\\Java\\jdk-13.0.2\\bin;C:\\Users\\Anti\\Desktop\\Selenium;C:\\Users\\Anti\\Desktop\\C++;C:\\ffmpeg\\bin;;C:\\Users\\Anti\\AppData\\Local\\Programs\\Microsoft VS Code\\bin;C:\\MinGW\\bin;C:\\Users\\Anti\\AppData\\Roaming\\npm;C:\\Users\\Anti\\.dotnet\\tools;C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Nmap'

My nmap files are in the path as you can see.

C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Nmap

I tried to reinstall nmap and add in path again, nothing changed. I can use the nmap command directly on cmd without any problems. By the way, I don't use virtualenv. How can I solve this?

Solution

I know this is old thread. But if someone is searching for similar answer.
What @sushanth answered is correct. It just has to be list:

nmap_path = [r"C:\Program Files (x86)\Nmap\nmap.exe",]
scanner = nmap.PortScanner(nmap_search_path=nmap_path)