pip install returning invalid syntax

Question

I\'ve just installed python 3.6 which comes with pip

However, in Windows command prompt, when I do: \'pip install bs4\' it returns \'SyntaxError: invalid syntax\' un

Answer 1

Chances are you are in the Python interpreter. Happens sometimes if you give this (Python) command in cmd.exe just to check the version of Python and you so happen to forget to come out.

Try this command

exit()
pip install xyz