apify create cannot create project in a folder with space in path

[bornedan]

Problem description: The apify create my-actor -t python-playwright command fails to create a project in a folder with spaces in its path. When running this command in a directory with a space in the path, the following error occurs.

Example:

Working directory path: c:\Data\Personal projects\Apify

Steps to reproduce:

1. Open cmd.exe on Windows 11.
2. Navigate to a folder with a space in its path (e.g., c:\Data\Personal projects\Apify).
3. Run the command: apify create my-actor -t python-playwright.

Error message:

c:\Data\Personal projects\Apify>apify create my-actor -t python-playwright
Info: Python version 3.11.9 detected.
Info: Creating a virtual environment in "c:\Data\Personal projects\Apify\my-actor\.venv" and installing dependencies from "requirements.txt"...
Run: python -m venv --prompt . .venv
Run: c:\Data\Personal projects\Apify\my-actor\.venv\Scripts\python.exe -m pip install --no-cache-dir --no-warn-script-location --upgrade pip setuptools wheel
'c:\Data\Personal' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.
    Error: c:\Data\Personal projects\Apify\my-actor\.venv\Scripts\python.exe exited with code 1

Additional information:

• When I run this command in a folder without spaces in the path, it works correctly.
• System: Windows 11
• Command Line: cmd.exe
• Apify version: apify-cli/0.20.11 win32-x64 node-v22.11.0

[vladfrangu]

0.20.13 is being released with a fix for this! 🫡