How to download beautifulsoup package python

Question

I am taking an info storage and retrieval class, and to complete an assignment we need to download and use the beautifulsoup package for python. I haven't used Python in years, so I'm very rusty and cannot seem to figure out how to download a Python package. I'm using Python 3 and have Windows 10. Most of what I've read involves just typing something into the command line, but my windows command line (cmd) doesn't even acknowledge that I have python downloaded.

'python' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file.

I understand that pip is the go-to for downloading packages, but cmd doesn't acknowledge that either. Maybe I'm just missing something since I haven't used Python in so long...

I'm hoping that somebody can give me a step-by-step approach on how to download this package. Thanks in advance.

Answer 1

1. Add your Python executable in your path.
2. Then run python -m pip install bs4.

Now when using in your code, use from bs4 import BeautifulSoup.

Answer 2

First, you have to find where your Python installation is. Then, use the full path to python.exe to run pip, e.g.:

C:\Program Files\Python37\python.exe -m pip install bs4