Why is pip still not recognized even though it is on my path?

Question

I ran the get-pip python file, and it told me that

Requirement already up-to-date: pip in c:\\python27\\lib\\site-packages

So, I added that to my path. However, whenever I try to run a pip command, I get the error:

'pip' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file.

Here is what happens when I echo my path:

echo %Path%
C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\Resources\bin;C:\ProgramData\Oracle\Java\javapath;C:\Windows\system32;C:\Windows;C:\Windows\System32\Wbem;C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\;C:\Program Files (x86)\QuickTime\QTSystem\;C:\Windows\CCM;C:\Program Files\OpenVPN\bin;C:\Program Files\Git\cmd;C:\Program Files\Git\mingw64\bin;C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.8.0_74\bin;C:\Program Files (x86)\Skype\Phone\;C:\Program Files (x86)\nodejs\;C:\Program Files (x86)\NVIDIA Corporation\PhysX\Common;C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Live\Shared;C:\Python27;C:\Users\cstaheli\.dnx\bin;C:\Program Files\Microsoft DNX\Dnvm\;C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Kits\8.1\Windows Performance Toolkit\;C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\130\Tools\Binn\;C:\Python27\Lib\site-packages;C:\Users\cstaheli\AppData\Roaming\npm;C:\Program Files\Docker Toolbox;C:\Python27\Lib\site-packages

As you can see, the last one is C:\\Python27\\Lib\\site-packages . So, I can't figure out why it is still not recognized by Windows.

Let me know if you need more information to solve this issue.

Answer 1

This says that module pip installed:

Requirement already up-to-date: pip in c:\\python27\\lib\\site-packages

This says that there is no command pip in path ( pip.exe is in C:\\Python27\\Scripts ):

'pip' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file.

You can run python -m pip or add C:\\Python27\\Scripts to path .

Answer 2

Use this format "pip.main(['install', '--user', 'httpie'])" if you want to use the pip command locally, you can substitute the httpie with whatever module or dependency you want, please see below link for more info.

installing requests module for python 2.7.13