I cannot install matplotlib using "Pip install matplotlib" command

Question

I am using python 3.5.0 where "pip intall python" command for installing "Matplotlib" is not working. Here is the error that i get:

C:\>pip install matplotlib
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "c:\program files\python 3.5\lib\runpy.py", line 170, in _run_module_as_main
    "__main__", mod_spec)
  File "c:\program files\python 3.5\lib\runpy.py", line 85, in _run_code
    exec(code, run_globals)
  File "C:\Program Files\Python 3.5\Scripts\pip.exe\__main__.py", line 5, in <module>
  File "c:\program files\python 3.5\lib\site-packages\pip\_internal\cli\main.py", line 57
    sys.stderr.write(f"ERROR: {exc}")
                                   ^
SyntaxError: invalid syntax

https://stackoverflow.com/search?q=%5Bpip%5D+sys.stderr.write%28f%22ERROR%3A+%7Bexc%7D%22%29 — phd, Sep 25 '21 at 11:12

Tom McElhinney · Answer 1 · 2021-09-25T08:37:54.013

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type pip install matplotlib into cmd

if that doesn't work, ensure ...\python\scripts\ folder is in your PATH

open your scripts folder and ensure there is a pip.exe in there
try this in CMD

cd c:\users\blah\blah\Python\Scripts
.\pip.exe install matplotlib

edited Sep 25 '21 at 08:37

answered Sep 25 '21 at 08:28

Tom McElhinney

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python scripts folder is in my Path still it's not working – Zulkifl Agha Sep 25 '21 at 08:29
open your scripts folder and ensure there is a pip.exe in there try this in CMD: cd c:\users\blah\blah\Python\Scripts ------new_line----- .\pip.exe install matplotlib – Tom McElhinney Sep 25 '21 at 08:34

score 0 · Answer 2 · edited Sep 25 '21 at 10:03

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You should try: python -m pip install matplotlib in a cmd prompt (run as admin).

edited Sep 25 '21 at 10:03

ouflak

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answered Sep 25 '21 at 08:33

Massive_M8

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score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Sep 25 '21 at 08:42

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I tried all solutions that i got on stackoverflow but nothing seemed to be working for python 3.5.0, indeed the problem was resolved when i updated my python version to the latest release of python 3.9.7

answered Sep 25 '21 at 08:42

Zulkifl Agha

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score 0 · Answer 4 · answered Sep 25 '21 at 08:53

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I think you need to upgrade pip first using following command in cmd as admin:

python -m pip install --upgrade pip then try this command: pip install matplotlib

answered Sep 25 '21 at 08:53

salma baian

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I cannot install matplotlib using "Pip install matplotlib" command

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