python pip is not recognized?

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The path environment variable expects to contain only directory names. The last entry there, C:\Python32\scripts\pip, looks like a directory name plus the name of an executable inside that directory (minus the ".exe" extension). Try adding just C:\Python32\scripts to your path.

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Updated on June 04, 2022

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  • Medullan
    Medullan over 1 year

    When I try to use pip in command prompt I get the following error message: pip is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file.

    I checked several posts I think I may have deleted something I shouldn't have in my registry. I had to delete references to python in the registry to get EDIT with IDLE back in my context menu.(which worked)

    But now I can't use pip. per another post here is the results of...

    C:\Python32>echo %PATH%
    C:\Python27\;C:\Python27\Scripts;C:\ProgramData\Oracle\Java\javapath;C:\Program
    Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Windows Live;C:\Program Files (x86)\Common F
    iles\Microsoft Shared\Windows Live;C:\Windows\system32;C:\Windows;C:\Windows\Sys
    tem32\Wbem;C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\;C:\Program Files (x86)\AT
    I Technologies\ATI.ACE\Core-Static;C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SQL Server\9
    0\Tools\binn\;C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Live\Shared;C:\Program Files (x86)\
    Java\jre6\bin;C:\Program Files (x86)\Calibre2\;C:\Python32;C:\Python32\Lib;C:\Py
    thon32\DLLs;C:\Python32\Lib\lib-tk;C:\Python32;C:\Python32\scripts;
    

    as you can see at the end pip is in the correct path. when I try running the cmd prompt from the scripts folder and using... pip.exe import (modulename) it takes some time then does nothing giving me another blank prompt with no output. I am using python 3.2 with pygame I need pytmx.

    • Kevin
      Kevin over 8 years
      What exactly are you entering? Just "pip" and nothing else?
    • Medullan
      Medullan over 8 years
      pip install pytmx from the scripts directory if I run cmd from start menu I still get pip is not recognized
  • Medullan
    Medullan over 8 years
    Okay I did that it just does nothing now. Command seems to execute, but no output in cmd.
  • Medullan
    Medullan over 8 years
    can you clarify what is "doskey pip=C:\Python32\scripts\pip $"?
  • Uri Goren
    Uri Goren over 8 years
    it creates an alias in windows, see: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alias_%28command%29
  • Medullan
    Medullan over 8 years
    It still doesn't do anything. No matter what I do I get nothing if I run pip install command. no error message no package nothing.
  • Uri Goren
    Uri Goren over 8 years
    run cmd as an administrator, and make sure that pip is the task manager, something should be printed to the console
  • Uri Goren
    Uri Goren over 8 years
    If this answer was helpful please accept an answer or at least vote up
  • Medullan
    Medullan over 8 years
    okay I ran cmd as administrator typed in pip install pytmx nothing used pip.exe install pytmx still nothing. How do I make sure that "pip is the task manager"? as soon as I get a workable answer I'll upvote everybody, and accept whichever answer works.