Pip is selecting wrong path

Question

I'm using windows 10 and I got rid of python 3.8 and installed 3.7 as the only python version on my system.

When trying to install libraries using pip I now get the error:

Fatal error in launcher: Unable to create process using '"c:\users\user\appdata\local\programs\python\python38-32\python.exe"  "C:\Users\User\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python38-32\Scripts\pip.exe" install pygame_menu': The system cannot find the file specified.

when I checked in the console which -a pip I got:

C:\Users\User>which -a pip
/cygdrive/c/Users/User/AppData/Local/Programs/Python/Python38-32/Scripts/pip
/cygdrive/c/Users/User/AppData/Local/Programs/Python/Python37/Scripts/pip

Now when I look for Python in my variable path it is alright... Anyways I can't figure out how to change the path of pip so the right one is selected... besides its pretty weird that ive uninstalled python and pip multiple times and it still gets it wrong every time during installation.

Thanks

Answer 1

For me this solution did the job, thanks itsAPK

python -m pip install --upgrade --force-reinstall pip

The cause of this problem was me installing python from Microsoft store and having another version installed from the default installer, when I removed the Microsoft store version it was prompting me with errors.