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

The problem is the OS can’t find Pip. Pip helps you install packages MODIFIED SOME GREAT ANSWERS TO BE BETTER

Method 1 Go to path of python, then search for pip

1. open cmd.exe
2. write the following command:

E.g

cd C:\Users\Username\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python37-32

In this directory, search pip with python -m pip then install package

E.g

python -m pip install ipywidgets

-m module-name Searches sys.path for the named module and runs the corresponding .py file as a script.

OR

GO TO scripts from CMD. This is where Pip stays :)

cd C:\Users\User name\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python37-32\Scripts>

Then

pip install anypackage

Answer 2

You can also go into the directory where you have your pip.exe or pip3.exe located. For me it was on my D drive so here is what I did:

D:\>cd python

D:\python>cd Scripts

D:\python\Scripts>pip3.exe install tweepy

Hope it helps

Answer 3

You need to run pip install in the command prompt, outside from a python interpreter ! Try to exit python and re try :)

Answer 4

Don't enter in the python shall, Install in the command directory.

Not inside the python pip cannot be installed inside the python.

Even in the version 3.+ you don't have to write the python 3 instead just python.

which looks like

python -m pip install --upgrade pip

and then install others

python -m pip install jupyter

Answer 5

1. First go to python directory where it was installed on your windows machine by using

   cmd

2. Then go ahead as i did in the picture

Answer 6

In windows, you have to run pip install command from( python path)/ scripts path in cmd prompt

C:/python27/scripts

pip install pandas