# prodigy\*.whl is not a valid wheel filename **URL:** \ **Category:** Getting Started\ **Tags:** install, solved, windows\ **Created:** [May 31, 2021, 7:40am UTC](https://support.prodi.gy/t/prodigy-whl-is-not-a-valid-wheel-filename/4278 "2021-05-31T07:40:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ri\_qu\_18](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/858c86/32.png) [@ri\_qu\_18](https://support.prodi.gy/u/ri_qu_18)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2021, 7:40am UTC](https://support.prodi.gy/t/prodigy-whl-is-not-a-valid-wheel-filename/4278/1 "2021-05-31T07:40:00Z")
Hello, i have this problem when trying to install Prodigy on Windows with ```python pip install ./prodigy*.whl ``` WARNING: Requirement './prodigy\*.whl' looks like a filename, but the file does not exist ERROR: prodigy\*.whl is not a valid wheel filename. ---
**Author:** ![SofieVL](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/support.prodi.gy/sofievl/32/915_2.png) [@SofieVL](https://support.prodi.gy/u/SofieVL)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2021, 12:06pm UTC](https://support.prodi.gy/t/prodigy-whl-is-not-a-valid-wheel-filename/4278/2 "2021-05-31T12:06:01Z")
Hi! It looks like the "normal" `cmd` shell on Windows doesn't support wildcard expansion by default, so it's up to the application to support it, which `pip` doesn't seem to do. If you would do something like `cat` with the same wildcard expression, it does work. [This thread](https://superuser.com/questions/460598/is-there-any-way-to-get-the-windows-cmd-shell-to-expand-wildcard-paths) has some background and possible workarounds. If you're doing this directly in the shell, you can also hit tab after you write `prodigy-` and it'll automatically insert the full filename of the wheel you have on your system. Alternatively, you could use another command line tool, such as Git Bash, or Powershell. The latter is installed on a Windows machine by default, and does support wildcard expansion.