Python 3.4 windows, pip install fails

Question

I am struggling with adding to my Python 34 installation:

C:> pip install --upgrade pip
Could not find any downloads that satisfy the requirement pip in c:\\python34\\lib \\site-packages
Collecting pip
No distributions at all found for pip in c:\\python34\\lib\\site-packages

What am I doing wrong? Please help.

Answer 1

You need to run pip as a script and python will be the main executable.

python -m pip install -U pip

The recommended procedure will be to update from get-pip.py

curl https://bootstrap.pypa.io/get-pip.py | python

Answer 2

Seems I found the reason: the Windows computer is within a state agency behind a hefty firewall. I tried the same install with Python 3.4.3 from my laptop connected through my phone and had no problem at all. So, I think the firewall was in the way. Thanks for looking into this, @froost1999 and @Rockse .