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System can't find pip

I first installed Spyder and then afterwards Python on a server (with Windows Server 2019) all on the directory C:\Users\wi932. Now I want to use the command prompt to install packages (e.g. tensorflow) but unfortunately I get the error message that "the command pip is either wrongly written or can't be found "(translated). I am wondering why I get this error because on my normal laptop I type in the exact same commands and there everything is okay.
I have attached a screenshot of the command prompt. I tried to install the packages both in the spyder folder ( C:\Users\wi932.spyder-py3) and the Python folder ( C:\Users\wi932\Python\Python310). I always get the same error.
Does anyone of you have an idea what the problem might be and how to fix it? I'll appreciate every comment.

The directory containing pip is located in <Python directory>\Scripts. To make Windows find it, you need to check the "Add Python to PATH" checkbox during installation.
Some packages, including tensorflow, have no version for the last Python distro, so you need to "downgrade" it by installing an older version, for example, 3.8.

Try installing python in local download it at www.python.org then you can run any command with pip directly in local

how to fix 'auto-py-to-exe' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file

I have python 3.9 I used the command 'pip install auto-py-to-exe' and it downloaded but when I tried to using the command 'auto-py-to-exe' the program just said " 'auto-py-to-exe' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file.". I have the latest version of PIP and I also have PATH. What can I do to fix this?

This works on VSCode:
python -m auto_py_to_exe

If I install "auto-py-to-exe" using following command, as described in this link as well as from the comment from Justin Ezequiel (above):
python -m pip install auto-py-to-exe
I am able to run it (in Windows 10) using following command:
python -m auto_py_to_exe

This gave me quite a bit of trouble, as none of the above solutions worked for me. Spent lots of time trying to figure out what I should be adding to PATH with no success.
My issue stemmed from (I think) the fact that I have been using python downloaded from the windows store, which uses a different location to store python in.
With the manual install of python (https://www.python.org) you can specify where python is downloaded and automatically add that location to path.
Steps I took to solve the problem:
Uninstall all versions of python downloaded from the windows store via settings (settings > apps > python > uninstall)
Uninstall all version of python via the control panel (control panel > add or remove programs > python x.x.x > uninstall)
Uninstall auto-py-to-exe (pip uninstall auto-py-to-exe) in case it didnt do that automatically
Install python from python.org. (auto-py-to-exe is not supported in versions greater than 3.10 as of 1/23/2023). So I installed Python 3.10
The settings which were successful for me were:
Custom installation,
check install python for all users,
check add to path,
input 'C:\Python310' (with the respective version number) for install location,
install
Check new python version has been installed python --version
Check pip is installed pip --version
Install auto-py-to-exe pip install auto-py-to-exe
When auto-py-to-exe finishes installing, scroll up through the install info and make sure there are no warnings that state there is a location not found in PATH. If there are, you'll have to do some other research on adding those locations to PATH appropriately (since I don't think I was doing that right).
Assuming no PATH warnings,
9. Run auto-py-to-exe

First you need to type in the terminal (not Python):
auto-py-to-exe
If you are currently in python use exit() to exit then try the above code.

It Depends on in which environment you have installed
Make sure to replace {User} with your user
In Conda Enviournment go to below location Manually
C:\Users\{User}\anaconda3\Scripts\auto-py-to-exe.exe
In Pip, Environment go to the location below
C:\Users\{User}\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python37-32\Scripts\auto-py-to-exe.exe
or you can add this path to your environment variable as well for accessing these from anywhere

First check you installed it
pip install auto-py-to-exe
then restart your vscode and check another time.
If still an error, check it in CMD.

As suggested above use:
pip show --files auto-py-to-exe to find out in what directory pip has
installed the scripts. Double check the directory is in %PATH%
This will show you where the installer has placed the binary files. I then changed to that directory which circumvents any path issue. I tried to run the files and found :
OSError: [WinError 1920] The file cannot be accessed by the system: 'C:\\Users\\aaaa\\AppData\\Local\\Microsoft\\WindowsApps\\PythonSoftwareFoundation.Python.3.7_qbz5n2kfra8p0\\python.exe'
PS C:\users\aaaa\appdata\local\packages\pythonsoftwarefoundation.python.3.7_qbz5n2kfra8p0\localcache\local-packages\python37\Scripts>
In my case, although I haven't worked out how to fix it yet... It would seem to be trying to refer to an incorrect Python executable, the files in that directory are all 0 length. Unfortunately the "python -m" suggestion didn't work for me, so it's back to the drawing board. Hope that helps you confirm if it's the right solution to chase down.

You need to make sure you have typed cd C:\Users\your_user_name\AppData\Local\Packages\PythonSoftwareFoundation.Python.3.9_qbz5n2kfra8p0\LocalCache\local-packages\Python39\Scripts as a separate command, and then auto-py-to-exe with python 3. Check in file explorer to make sure your path is correct if the cd fails.

VSCode: There is no Pip installer available in the selected environment

I'm trying to run the autopep8 linter on a Python file in VSCode.
I've followed the instructions here: https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/python/environments and selected my interpreter (⇧⌘P): /usr/local/bin/python
I then try to format my code, and VSCode says autopep8 isn't installed, and can be installed via Pip. However, when I try to install via Pip, it says There is no Pip installer available in the selected environment.
I then tried launching a terminal in the current environment by selecting Python: Create Terminal from the Command Palette.
The terminal opens fine, pip is present, and I'm even able to pip install autopep8 in the terminal that opened in VSCode, but when I try running the Format Document command I get the same errors that autopep8 and pip aren't available in the environment.

On Ubuntu16.04, I worked with Python3 in vscode and
apt-get install python3-pip
solves my problem.
That's because I discover that: Under my terminal, I type the pip -V. It displays it's for Python2, not for Python3.

Man you can only change the interpreter.
Go in (ctrl + shift + p), then type Python: Select Interpreter, this way you choose the version that your extension needs.
This worked for me.

I have multiple python versions:
2.7
3.6
3.7
Tell the vscode/ visual studio code, which version to use:
press the following (Show All Commands): Ctrl + Shift + P
paste the following: Python: Select Interpreter
Select one of the version that it shows, I have selected python 3.7.3 64-bit
Update python path in settings:
press Ctrl + , to open Settings
search for python.pythonPath
change python to /usr/bin/python3.7
Note: this may not be needed, however, make sure /usr/bin/python3.7 really exists for you, you may have at a different path like /usr/local/bin/python3.7, etc.
I had pip but it was 2.7, but since I am choosing python 3, it's pip needs to be installed
Run the following command in Terminal: apt-get install python3-pip
Restart vscode
With the above steps, all issues got resolved. Hope that helps.

try Ctrl+Shift+P
then type
Python: Select Interpreter
and select the python version.

Installing python3-pip fixed the issue for me.
apt-get install python3-pip

1.Select the File > Preferences > Settings command (⌘,) to open your User Settings.
2.Search and Create or modify an entry for python.pythonPath with the full path to the Python executable according to your requirements.For Example i changed it to python2.6 path to this path /usr/local/bin/python3.

I had the same problem today, none of the solutions helped me. Eventually, I figured it out myself.
I'm posting this answer for people who are having this problem. Just go to your ./venv folder and you will find a .cfg file.
Just make sure include-system-site-packages is set to true
home = /usr/bin
include-system-site-packages = true
version = 3.8.5
If it still doesn't work, just run sudo install python3-pip once in the terminal. Of course you could always change the version here as well.

(on mac)if you are using python3 but vscode told you pip was not installed , you could change python version on vscode bottom.
And I guess you are using another terminal but not bash , vscode's default terminal is bash. Bash don't know you have install pip#2.

For WSL users:
If you have your work files in linux subsystem path, you still need pip for windows in order to VSCode to use it.

On Ubuntu:
Make sure, that you have Python and pip installed.
Go to Settings, type python.py in search input. This should find Python Path settings.
Remove this path (if it is currently setted), save. Exit Code and set this to current value.
For me is /usr/bin/python3

Had this issue when trying use autopep8. For me - it had nothing to do with pip (I know it is installed) but the path the VScode python extension was using.
If you open up the extension and go to it's setting and scroll down, there is a path you can designate for autopep8: Python › Formatting: Autopep8 Path
I used the path recommended by these docs:
https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/python/editing#_formatting
Which was: python.formatting.autopep8Args
I stopped getting the error.

For Windows system check the environment variable>System variables
check the Path variable for the python path.(if not found set the path variable for python)
Copy the path and paste under vscode>file>preferences>settings>python.pythonPath
It worked for me.

I ran into this problem while learning django and the terminal would not let me pip install anything.
Create a virtual environment in shell and then use the path of the environment as your interpreter. This worked for me.
Note: You might want to create to create the environment in a different shell altogether and then upload the folder of the environment into vscode.
Then you open up the settings file in the environment folder.
This image will hopefully give you a good idea. Click Here

I was having a similar problem with pylint in a docker container. I realized that the reason the VS-Code-prompted pylint install didn't work for me was because I was using the global python installation (global inside my docker container, anyway), which can require elevated permissions to install things and VS code wasn't running as root in the container. According to the vs code python extension docs:
Note: If you're using a global environment and VS Code is not running elevated, linter installation may fail. In that case, either run VS Code elevated, or manually run the Python package manager to install the linter at an elevated command prompt for the same environment: for example sudo pip3 install pylint (macOS/Linux) or pip install pylint (Windows, at an elevated prompt)

Go in (ctrl + shift + p), then type Python: Select Interpreter,
then type Python: Select Interpreter and then click on "Enter interpreter path"
Then click on "Find.. Browse your file. "
Then type Python in c drive search bar and click on latest version of python in case if you have multiple version of python. Enter and modify wait for sometimes to complete then close.
After that restart your vs code.
It worked for me it will work for you also.

Note: This is a solution for Windows.
First make Sure your Python is installed properly. Run the following command:
py --version
If the Previous command is running fine it will give you your python version. In that case go ahead and check if pip is present or not. Run the below command to check:
py -m pip
If pip is present in your system it show give you a list of option and info. If that's the case then go Ahead and run pip. All you need to do is precede the command you would normally write with py -m. For example:
pip install flask
py -m pip install flask
This should solve your problem.

I can't use pip (Windows)

I'm wanting to learn machine learning, but it requires that I use 'pip.' I'm still very new to a lot of this stuff. I've installed Python 3.4 64-bit and get-py.py.
When I run pip install sklearn I get 'pip' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file.
Here's a screenshot of my environmental variable PATH
https://gyazo.com/c7ec926401878845d5c4f9a556cf00ee
Any help would be greatly appreciated. I have checked out other posts where people had similar issues, but I tried various things and nothing worked.

Easiest solution is to just download a platform like Anaconda for example. It is Python with many libraries (sklearn, pandas, numpy, ...) and also with pip, all in a user-friendly Windows installer package, that takes care of everything for you.
https://www.continuum.io/downloads
If you really want to do it yourself, then
download get-pip.py (https://bootstrap.pypa.io/get-pip.py)
make sure you have Python installed and in your PATH, for example by running python --version in command prompt
Navigate to the directory, where you downloaded get-pip.py (in command prompt using the command cd).
Run the command python get-pip.py from a command prompt with admin privileges (possibly not needed, but just to make sure).
This should be all. Close your command prompt, open it again and run pip --version to test it. If it doesn't work, then search your computer for a file named pip.exe (most likely in your Python directory) and if you find it, add its path to your PATH variable (given the screenshot, I assume you know how to do this).

I downloaded Python 3.6 and the pip was installed on my system.
I found pip at below location:
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python36\Scripts
Also, before I found pip I used below command on my command prompt to install pyperclip:
python -m pip install pyperclip

For anyone that might have installed Python using the MSI installer, and ticked the box to include pip, but still gets the error 'pip' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file:
It looks like that the pip executable is installed in the \Scripts subdirectory of the Python installation, but that directory does not get automatically added to PATH.
For me, since I had installed Python 2.7, the directory was C:\Python27\Scripts. After adding this path to the PATH environment variable, and open a new CMD window, pip was available as a command.

I've made a workaround that will help you, copy the batch script below and modify it as specified:
#"PATH to python.exe" "PATH to pip.exe" %*
For example like this:
#"C:\programming\bin\python374\python.exe" "C:\programming\bin\python374\Scripts\pip.exe" %*
Save this file as pip.bat on Desktop and then move it to C:\Windows\system32.

For Python 3.7 or higher at least (as today is October 4th 2019) in the installation window you need to check the box "add to PATH" when you first install Python.

I'm late now, but just add python to your environment variables.
It´s explained in this short video, how to set up python to your environment variables:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y2q_b4ugPWk
after that pip should work on your cmd prompt, without cd to
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python36\Scripts"

This is late but in case anyone runs across this issue, pip installed for me as "pip3". Once I used pip3 as my command and not pip, it worked fine. Threw me for quite a loop since I've been using Python for years.

PIP Install and Upgrade
Ensure you are accessing the right location while accessing pip as shown in my link above. Starting Python 3.4, it is included by default with the Python binary installers.
Environment Variable
It is also a good idea to update the environment variable if the path is not accessible by default, once the installation is complete.

If it is specifically pip you want you could install python again making sure to tick the install pip box which it sounds like you failed to upon initial installation.

Installation of TensorFlow on windows 7 - 'pip3' is not recognized as an internal or external command,

When following the Installing TensorFlow for Windows guide https://www.tensorflow.org/install/install_windows, after executing
C:\> pip3 install --upgrade tensorflow
I get the following error:
'pip3' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
It looks like pip3 isn't recognized at all (although PATH to python is set)

Run the following
python -m pip install --upgrade tensorflow
Assuming python is working, TensorFlow should get installed (at least the "Validate the installation" step is green).

This will work, if you are facing pip3 or pip is not recognized as an internal or external command issue on windows:
From the desktop, right click the Computer icon.
Choose Properties from the context menu.
Click the Advanced system settings link.
Click Environment Variables. In the section System Variables, find the PATH environment variable and select it. Click Edit.
A new pop up will open. Variable name will remain Path. We will change the Variable value to the location of the folder where your python scripts folder is located. Find it.
For e.g. I changed its value to C:\Users\rgupta6\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python35\Scripts
Close all remaining windows. Reopen Command prompt window, and run your pip3 install --upgrade tensorflow command or pip3 install tensorflow command

That is because you haven't setup the environment variable yet.
Follow the steps by #rajesh
I had the same problem and i found his answer helpful
Right click on This PC > Select Properties
Select Advanced system settings on the left
In the dialog box select Environment Variables
In the system variables section select path and cllck on edit
Select new and enter the path where the python scripts are..
it is mostly in C:\Users[your user name]\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python36\Scripts
Then ok.. to all the boxes opened
Close cmd if it is already open and now try installing tensorflow using pip again like this
pip3 install --upgrade tensorflow

Before running pip3 install --upgrade tensorflow
you need check if you are using the correct Python 3.5 installation:
Python 3.5.2 [MSC v.1900 64 bit (AMD64)] on win32
Notice the 64 bit part.
Otherwise, it gives the above error.
You are going to install tensorflow-1.0.1-cp35-cp35m-win_amd64.whl, therefore double check your correct version (mostly this is happening you have both Python 2.7 and 3.5).

when installing python, on the install window, check the box "Active path"(something like that), which builds up a path link. So you can run "pip3 install" at anywhere.

Typing the python command before that should do the trick. In my case (on Windows 8.1 with Python 3.6), I had to type 'py' instead of 'python' as follows:
py -m pip install --upgrade tensorflow
The answer depends on the system you're using.

The issue is your path in the cmd is not that of where your python scripts are placed. In this case you can either navigate to "AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python36\Scripts" in your terminal and then run the command or you can simply put C:\Users\Your User Name\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python36\Scripts to Path variable.
Then re-launch your cmd and type "pip3 install tensorflow" and see the feel the happiness :)

I just experienced the same issue, most likely you downloaded a zipped version of python, then unzipped it, and added it to $PATH just like me, python can work but pip3 cannot, and python -m pip cannot either.
fix solution is to download a executable version of python, then follow common installation steps, pip3 is selected by default, then everything is OK now.