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Python Setting Up a Local Python Environment Installing Python and Python Libraries Locally Using pip

Y. Kravets
Y. Kravets
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Posted by Y. Kravets
Y. Kravets
10,350 Points

pip installed but bash claims there is no such command as pip

Hi, so I m trying to follow the steps in installing pip and using it for package downloads. Despite claiming that pip is actually installed on my local machine it doesn't seem to allow me to use it. Any ideas why that might be the case?

Yevgens-MacBook-Pro:~ yevgenkravets$ pip3

Usage:
pip <command> [options]

Commands: install Install packages. uninstall Uninstall packages. freeze Output installed packages in requirements format. list List installed packages. show Show information about installed packages. search Search PyPI for packages. wheel Build wheels from your requirements. zip DEPRECATED. Zip individual packages. unzip DEPRECATED. Unzip individual packages. bundle DEPRECATED. Create pybundles. help Show help for commands.

General Options: -h, --help Show help. -v, --verbose Give more output. Option is additive, and can be used up to 3 times. -V, --version Show version and exit. -q, --quiet Give less output. --log-file <path> Path to a verbose non-appending log, that only logs failures. This log is active by default at /Users/yevgenkravets/.pip/pip.log. --log <path> Path to a verbose appending log. This log is inactive by default. --proxy <proxy> Specify a proxy in the form [user:passwd@]proxy.server:port. --timeout <sec> Set the socket timeout (default 15 seconds). --exists-action <action> Default action when a path already exists: (s)witch, (i)gnore, (w)ipe, (b)ackup. --cert <path> Path to alternate CA bundle.

Yevgens-MacBook-Pro:~ yevgenkravets$ pip install requests -bash: pip: command not found

Yevgens-MacBook-Pro:~ yevgenkravets$ pip --help -bash: pip: command not found

Yevgens-MacBook-Pro:~ yevgenkravets$

Cena Mayo
Cena Mayo
55,236 Points

It's likely a path issue. See this Stack Overflow thread, ignoring the easy_install comments, and look at the first one that discusses the path. Make sure that you adjust the path to match yours (for example, they're using python 2.6, and you're probably using 2.7+).

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John Hill
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John Hill
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John Hill
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John Hill
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You may have to upgrade pip:

pip3 install --upgrade pip

I upgraded from version 6.0.8 to 7.1.0 and now I can simply use 'pip' instead of 'pip3'

Shunji Lin
Shunji Lin
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Shunji Lin
Shunji Lin
12,896 Points

I don't know why 'pip' is not working, but it works when I use 'pip3' instead

Liviu Tudor
Liviu Tudor
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Liviu Tudor
Liviu Tudor
7,061 Points

same here

pip install is not working ..... but...

pip3 install .....works

Cena Mayo
Cena Mayo
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Cena Mayo
Cena Mayo
55,236 Points

pip3 is just the more recent version of pip and is the default for Python 3.x.

This is a good overview for Python and pip on MacOSX.