Error with pip install: "No moduel named pip.main"

Question

On my computer (windows 8.1) there is python 3.4. When I try to install module with pip install the code that I use is:

py -m pip install ...

But the command line returns the following error:

C:\Python34\python.exe: No module named pip.__main__; 'pip' is a package and cannot be directly exec
uted

May be it help you https://stackoverflow.com/questions/28664082/python-no-module-pip-main-error-when-trying-to-install-a-module/41731443 — Chien Nguyen, Jan 24 '19 at 15:25

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Jan 24 '19 at 15:48

Pip is just not a standalone executable. It is a python module. So as a matter of fact you can do this (Tested with numpy, worked correctly as wanted):

python -m pip install numpy

Well, you should see the documentation on Python. I did mention that Pip is a standalone executable. If it is in you path then you can also do this:

pip install numpy

Make sure python is in your path.

Error with pip install: "No moduel named pip.__main__"

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Error with pip install: "No moduel named pip.main"