Error when using any command on cmd with python

Question

Every time I want to use python on cmd on Windows 10, I get this error.

Python 3.6.3 (v3.6.3:2c5fed8, Oct  3 2017, 17:26:49) [MSC v.1900 32 bit 
(Intel)] on win32
Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.
>>> pip install pygame
  File "<stdin>", line 1
    pip install pygame
          ^
SyntaxError: invalid syntax

How is this wrong? Every other command leads to a error like this.

That's not Windows `cmd`'s prompt, it's the Python console's. Run `pip` from the former and you should have better luck. — martineau, Nov 05 '17 at 21:47

score 2 · Answer 1 · answered Nov 05 '17 at 21:09

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pip is a command to use at the Windows Command Line prompt (the C:\ prompt), not for use in the python shell.

(So don't start Python first. Just open a command prompt and type "pip install pygame" at the C: prompt.)

answered Nov 05 '17 at 21:09

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score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Nov 05 '17 at 21:25

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If you dont have acces to the terminal you could use something like this to use pip within a script :

https://stackoverflow.com/a/15950647/8577333

answered Nov 05 '17 at 21:25

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Error when using any command on cmd with python

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