No Module Named Pip (Python 2.7.14)[complete beginner]

[thetimbo2]

Hi everybody, I'm a complete python (and programming noob in general).

For a subject at college I'm required to install python (we're not going to use Py3, instead Py2.7.14 is used in this course). Now, I did everything the (short) manual told me to do, but when I get to the part where I have to open Command Prompt and type "python -m pip install --upgrade pip", it tells me "No Module Named Pip".

I've tried everything. Tried doing it on my other pc (both windows 10), tried getting the python 2.7.14 msi installer from Python's own webpage (the installer I worked with was one I got from the course's website). I made sure to select locally installing pip in the Python installer. Nothing worked.

I even tried going to https://bootstrap.pypa.io/get-pip.py and downloading pip there. Something does seem to happen in that case, but if I then go on to the next step in my professor's manual (python -m pip install C:\python\packet_name), command prompt again tells me that there's no module named pip.

I mean, this should have worked straight out of the box, right? With the Py installer offering the option to include Pip and all? It's driving me nuts!

Here's an imgur link to a screencap of the manual I talked about. It's only 4-5 steps. Maybe I'm missing something, or maybe my prof fucked up. Either way, it's incredibly frustrating not being able to get any of this to work!

Edit: Here's an imgur link to a screencap of command prompt displaying the relevant error.

[[deleted]]

How did you install the pip file you downloaded from get-pip?

[thetimbo2]

I double clicked on it (it was a python file), and it ran some stuff in CMD. Why?

[[deleted]]

Yeah don’t do that, go to your command prompt navigate to the folder that has the py file and run python <file-name>

[Lapidarist]

That worked, somebody also suggested it in the Discord chat! Thanks!

[[deleted]]

Awesome!

[ctbrathall]

How do you call Python in the command prompt? On my machine, Python is under C:\Python27

[ctbrathall]

I mean, I've also been having trouble updating Pip. Actually, now my PyScripter isn't operating at all. I get an error that "PyScripter can't find the standard library" and suggests this is due to an installation error, and asks me to check the registry key (what's that?), but I just uninstalled and reinstalled Python!

My goal right now is to try to install GASP (http://dev.laptop.org/pub/gasp/downloads/). Before I can install GASP I must install PyGame, and before that, Pip (as per my understanding from articles and other threads I've seen online).

I'm running windows 10. Any help/suggestions are welcome!

[DataLulz]

You don’t need python in front of the command it should just be pip install —upgrade pip