pip install image doesn't work, pip not recognized, but it is installed

Question

I have python 36. The path is already declared, yet when I enter

python pip install image

nothing happens, and I am told that pip does not exist. I have install openpyxl before via pip, so I know I have it....but I can't remember how I got it to work.

I recall it being an alternative way of typing it into the CMD that finally made it work.

Typing in a path to the python36 or python .exe file instead of python, the CMD still does not recognize pip

Answer 1

You need to pass -m so that Python will execute the pip module, like this:

python -m pip install image

On Windows, especially if you have multiple versions of Python installed, use the py launcher, like this:

py -3 -m pip install image

See the documentation for more tips.