How to install pygame on python 3.4.4 using pip

Question

i am entering

pip install pygame

into cmd and what is retruned is

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

i am running windows 10 64 bit and python 3.4.4 64 bit

Answer 1

Entering py -3.4 -m pip install pygame in the command-line is the least error prone way to install pygame on Windows (replace 3.4 by your specific Python version).

That is because you have to click a checkmark during the installation to add Python to the PATH and can't enter python in the command-line if you forget it and the /Scripts directory also has to be added to the PATH, otherwise you can't enter pip . But using the Python launcher py -3 or py -3.4 and running pip as a module -m pip usually works.

Answer 2

First install pip

python get-pip.py

Add your python C:\\Pythonx\\Scripts to the system path

set PYTHONPATH=%PYTHONPATH%;C:\pythonx\Scripts

then run

pip install pygame