Installing and using pip, "SyntaxError: invalid syntax"

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I followed these instructions for installing pip on Windows 7. When I try to install the example package with pip install httpie (or any other package), it gives me the following error:

SyntaxError: invalid syntax

It also highlights the word install. And that's it. I am using Python 3.3.1 and used the corresponding installers in the instructions at the link above. Finally, I apologize if you consider this a duplicate, but Stack Overflow will not allow me to post on the answer in the original thread and I am getting an error message that they do not discuss.

Same issue was experienced however the command executed in shell, and resolved by erasing python-pip (yum erase python-pip) and again installing (yum install python-pip). It might be helpful in some cases. — Suresh Gautam, May 03 '18 at 01:15

score 23 · Accepted Answer · answered Sep 11 '13 at 15:07

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You should type that in the command prompt, not in Python.

answered Sep 11 '13 at 15:07

Daniel Roseman

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score 9 · Answer 2 · answered Sep 11 '13 at 15:07

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You're typing those commands in Python. They are not Python commands, they are shell commands. Type them in your shell!

answered Sep 11 '13 at 15:07

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Installing and using pip, "SyntaxError: invalid syntax"

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