I downloaded and installed Python 3 5 from https www python org downloads on my Windows 10 machine with IDLE I want to install other packages using pip using the following and various other options in the IDLE commandline editor gt gt pip install packagename gt gt pip --install packagename gt gt pip --upgrade packagename gt gt pip upgrade packagename Where packagename I have tried various packages available from my installed Python modules Tried all the above options without any packagename a well In short pip doesn t work and I am stuck I get Syntaxerror invalid syntax pip is preinstalled in my Python confirmed this with the command import pip and from help modules Need help on how to proceed System specs Windows 10 with login as User Local Admin privileges this is the only User on my computer

pip not working in Python Installation in Windows 10

instead of typing in "python". try using "py". for ex:

py -m pip install    packagename
py -m pip --install  packagename
py -m pip --upgrade  packagename
py -m pip upgrade    packagename

note: this should be done in the command prompt "cmd" and not in python idle. also FYI pip is installed with python 3.6 automatically.

~ Answered on 2017-10-15 16:20:25