How do I fix pip not being recognized as a command?

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I am trying to install a Python package, but in CMD it says that pip is not a command. I've looked at other posts, and the sudo command also doesn't work. I know I have python because py command works but sudo and pip won't work. How do I fix this?

I've tried running sudo easy_install pip because some other post said to do it, but it doesn't not work.

which version of python are you using? have you tried pip3 command? — Ali Nuri Şeker, Apr 22 '19 at 05:53
I see you said `CMD` instead of `bash`, so I guess you are working on Windows. Windows doesn't have `sudo`, this is a Linux command. Another point, please try to run `SET PATH=%PATH%;C:\Your_Python_Install_Root;C:\Your_Python_Install_Root\Scripts`, then run `pip install something` — Yang HG, Apr 22 '19 at 06:04
Did you marked "Add Python to PATH" option while installing -> check it [python-installation](https://realpython.com/installing-python/) — TheDarkKnight, Apr 22 '19 at 06:08
For what it's worth, `sudo` in a Unix command which has no hope of doing anything useful on Windows. — tripleee, Apr 22 '19 at 06:46

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Apr 22 '19 at 06:04

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I think you need to add the pip to PATH environment variable.

setx PATH "%PATH%;C:\Python34\Scripts"

And then run this command with cmd as Admin rights:

python -m pip install [packagename]

Hope this will help you out.

answered Apr 22 '19 at 06:04

Avi Thour

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How do I fix pip not being recognized as a command?

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