pip install --upgrade pip in a venv throws error on Windows 10

Question

I'm getting following error when I run the command pip install --upgrage pip in an active venv created with python -m venv venv on Windows OS.

And, once run this command(pip install --upgrade pip) the second time I try any pip command, I receive another error...

\venv\Scripts\pip.exe_main_.py", line 4, in ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'pip'

I have tried python versions 3.7.8 and 3.8.5

This SO thread doesn't solve my problem, so Please don't close my question.

```pip install --upgrade pip --user```? if it is helpful i will post it as an answer — Aryan, Dec 12 '20 at 11:54
python has more permissions has inside your venv, try running CMD as admin — Ahmed I. Elsayed, Dec 12 '20 at 11:57
@AryanMishra Now, getting this error ...ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'pip' — DevLoverUmar, Dec 12 '20 at 11:58
@AhmedI.Elsayed Ok let me try but is there any better solution? — DevLoverUmar, Dec 12 '20 at 11:59
@DevLoverUmar Hmmm... if you get the error no module named ```pip``` something is fishy maybe try @BlackThunder's solution. — Aryan, Dec 12 '20 at 12:01
@AhmedI.Elsayed no, cmd in Admin mode is not working as well — DevLoverUmar, Dec 12 '20 at 12:01
Have a look at this forum, https://stackoverflow.com/questions/51115744/access-is-denied-when-trying-to-pip-install-a-package-on-windows — Aryan, Dec 12 '20 at 12:02

Karthik J · Answer 1 · 2020-12-12T13:19:18.157

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Try to close all running IDEs or Jupyter notebook, and for the second error try using pip3 instead of pip.
pip3 install --user <package_name>
or
python -m pip3 install --user --upgrade pip

This question has a similar error, might be helpful: Python - PIP install trouble shooting - PermissionError: [WinError 5] Access is denied

edited Dec 12 '20 at 13:19

answered Dec 12 '20 at 13:13

Karthik J

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