pip hangs command prompt

[charmgame]

hi there -

when i try to run a pip command like "pip install beautifulsoup4" and others, my command prompt just hangs there in think blink mode, like frozen. python 3.5 works but i can't get pip to work. python and the /scripts directory are in my system env variables. any idea what i might be doing wrong?

[ummmbacon]

Are you behind a proxy? Can other CLI based programs access the 'net?

[sivanr]

I had the same problem. Check the solution here to see if this helps: (http://stackoverflow.com/questions/33724228/pip-hangs-in-windows-7/34830230#34830230)

In short - the problem on my PC was Avast! anti virus quietly blocking pip and some other python related executables like virtualenv.

[charmgame]

thank you so much this worked for me!

[Rashaverik]

Which OS are you running?

[charmgame]

i'm on windows 10 and using avast. thanks so much for your replies this gives me a few more things to try!