zsh command cannot found pip

Question

How can I use pip in oh-my-zsh? I was trying to install nltk through pip, but it told me zsh: command not found: pip. When I check plu

Answer 1

Maybe you have installed both python2 and python3. python3 may have been installed later.

You may try to use pip3 instead of pip.

First, input the command:

pip3 -V

If you see the version, the pip3 can be used.

Then you can input command line to install nltk:

pip3 install nltk

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I got a way to help you use pip in zsh. We can use nano to edit files. In nano, ctrl+X to save and exit

In the ~ directory, input the command:

nano .bash_profile

You may see some codes like:

# Setting PATH for Python 3.5
# The original version is saved in .bash_profile.pysave
PATH="/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.5/bin:${PATH}"
export PATH

Copy them and paste them to the end of .zshrc file by using command:

nano .zshrc

Then input the command:

pip -V

If you see the version, pip can be used.

Answer 2

I'm on MacOS and use ZSH. It seems pip 2.7 can't be found, although it is installed. I believe my paths to "pip" are linked wrong (I also have python3 and pip3 installed via brew).

To get around the issue I created an alias. If you don't have an .aliases file, create one in your homedir. Then open the file:

nano ~/.aliases

and add:

## PIP for python2.7 ##
alias pip="python -m pip "

You need to tell ZSH to pick up the alias file (assuming you don't have this setup already). Open your .zshrc:

nano ~/.zshrc

The add the following near the bottom of the file:

[ -f "$HOME/.aliases" ] && source "$HOME/.aliases"

From the terminal, run:

source ~/.zshrc

Or quit your terminal and reopen it.

Now you can run:

pip install <command>

Answer 3

For me it's working to do

python -m pip install [package_name]

instead of

pip install [package_name]

Answer 4

Edit your rc file:

vim ~/.zshrc

Find the config plugins and delete the pip entry.

In a new terminal:

which pip

This will show you the real path of pip

Answer 5

If you're running into this issue, it probably is due to versioning complications. Python 2 versus Python 3 on your OS may be resolving unexpectedly. Below is a quick workaround to get you to functioning behavior.

Try using the below for Python 2: python -m pip install <command>

Try using the below for Python 3: pip3 install <command>