I can't install 'pip' for python

Question

I'm going trough the book Learn Python The Hard Way and i need to install pip.(ex46,ex47) So i saved get-pip.py on my computer and in powershell i did :

PS C:\Users\Toto\pip> python Get-pip.py
Downloading/unpacking pip
Installing collected packages: pip
Successfully installed pip
Cleaning up...

but then when i try: PS C:\Users\Toto\pip> pip

i get this error: pip : The term 'pip' is not recognized as the name of a cmdlet, function, script file, or operable program. Check the s pelling of the name, or if a path was included, verify that the path is correct and try again. At line:1 char:1 + pip + ~~~ + CategoryInfo : ObjectNotFound: (pip:String) [], CommandNotFoundException + FullyQualifiedErrorId : CommandNotFoundException

C:\Python27\Scripts\ is already on my path.

I can't figure this out. If some one could please help me.

note: i'm on windows 8 and this is with python 2.7

Answer 1

Whenever I've installed pip on my Windows machine, it installs to my Python's Scripts folder:

c:\Python34\Scripts

So to get pip to run on the command line, I had to add that path to my PATH environment variable. You can get to those settings by doing the following (assuming Windows 7 or newer):

1. Right click My Computer and choose Properties
2. Go to Advanced system settings
3. Click on the Environment Variables button
4. Double-click the PATH (or Path) variable listed under System variables
5. Add c:\Python34\Scripts to the end of the list of other paths making sure that it is separated from the previous entry with a semi-colon

Restart your shell and try running pip. If it still doesn't work, you need to find out where pip got installed. In my Scripts folder, I have a pip.exe file. If you do not, then adding the Scripts folder to your path won't help. You'll have to figure out where it got installed and add that path instead.