Pip not installing windows 10

Question

I am having trouble installing pip. I downloaded the latest version of python (3.8.5) and then i got the get-pip.py file and saved it in my documents folder. After that I went into the command prompt to the documents folder and type "python get-pip.py" as well as "py get-pip.py" and nothing happened. According to the tutorials that I watched, I should've seen a progress bar and some other technical information. I installed this on my Mac machine a while back and was able to do this easily.

Answer 1

You need to add the path of the pip install to your PATH system variable via Control Panel or by using the setx command

Generally it is installed to C:\\Python38\\Scripts\\pip by default.

If you are unsure of whether or not it is in your path you can type echo %path% into a CMD prompt.

Answer 2

So to solve this, all I did was install python in an easy to access location. Before ot was under users\\appdata..... and a bunch of other useless locations. Then I made sure pip was clicked in the installation wizard. I also had to add it to the path myself. For that I went to control panel -> System and Security -> System -> advanced system settings (left hand menu) ->environment variables (button at bottom of first screen) -> under system variables scroll until you find path then double click or select and click edit -> click new -> type in path to file