Upgrading pip on mac

Question

I'm trying to upgrade pip on my mac using this command

pip install --upgrade pip

After I enter that command I get this error

zsh: command not found: pip

I also can't even seem to get the version of pip when I enter this

pip --version

I get the same error.

I am new to this and I'm not sure what I'm doing wrong. It is possible the fact that I'm using zsh but honestly, I'm pretty sure I changed to zsh when installed homebrew but I forget what zsh even means for me.

did you install python using homebrew? – KetZoomer Mar 21 '21 at 17:19 — KetZoomer, Mar 21 '21 at 17:19
try `python -m pip install --upgrade pip` – Shidouuu Mar 21 '21 at 17:20 — Shidouuu, Mar 21 '21 at 17:20

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Mar 21 '21 at 17:22

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Solution:

I solved my issue by using pip3 install --upgrade pip to upgrade to the latest version of pip. Now install using pip install works fine.

I'm not sure why I had to use pip3 but it works now.

answered Mar 21 '21 at 17:22

bostitch

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You need to use ```pip3``` because you have an installation of Python ```2.x``` on your computer. So when you type ```pip ```, the system doesn't know which version of Python you want. Hence, you need to specify ```pip3```. – Dhruv Jadhav Mar 22 '21 at 12:44

Upgrading pip on mac

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