esptool.py not recognized as internal or external command, operable program or batch file

Question

I recently tried to load MicroPython on ESP8266 board, but failed. To do that I had to install esptool. I successfully installed it but when I wanted to use it, it would not work.

For instance,

esptool.py --help
'not recognized as internal or external command, operable program or batch file'

I found many questions on this topic, but none of the answers helped me. I tried adding everything to the Windows path and it still did not work.

Answer 1

Try installing esptool using pip command on Windows. Then use only "esptool" instead of "esptool.py"