how to fix a broken pip install?

Question

C:\WINDOWS\system32>python -m pip install -U --force pip
C:\Python39\python.exe: No module named pip

I broke my pip install trying to update it and am unsure how to fix it

Answer 1

I think you accidentally delete pip or did not install it, my suggestion is to reinstall pip by

1. Download get-pip.py and "Save As" the file using right-click.

2. Open a command prompt as an administrator

3. cd to the path where you saved the file, in my case python get-pip.py cd C:\Users\xyz\Downloads> then type python get-pip.py. It will install all required packages, such as wheel and pip.

4. To check if it was installed correctly, type pip --version in the command line.

Answer 2

It seems like you do not have pip module in your system.

I recommend to download python again and you will have the newest possible version of pip. Or you may use "pip help" command

Answer 3

Before downloading pip firstly check pip already installed or not. For checking open cmd type

pip help

if it responce than pip installed already. For downloading pip then, run the following command in cmd to download the get-pip.py file:

curl https://bootstrap.pypa.io/get-pip.py -o get-pip.py

To install PIP run the following command in cmd :

 python get-pip.py

for confirming whether pip installed or not than again type

pip help

if it responce than pip successfully installed.

To check the current version of PIP,enter the following in the cmd:

pip --version

To upgrade PIP on Windows, enter the following in the cmd:

python -m pip install --upgrade pip

This command uninstalls the old version of PIP and then installs the most current version of PIP.