Reputation: 289

pip install returning invalid syntax

I've just installed python 3.6 which comes with pip

However, in Windows command prompt, when I do: 'pip install bs4' it returns 'SyntaxError: invalid syntax' under the install word.

Typing 'python' returns the version, which means it is installed correctly. What could be the problem?

Upvotes: 25

Answers (18)

Jamie

Reputation: 1

When I use type pip install yfinance in terminal (cmd) on Mac, it shows

SyntaxError: invalid syntax pip -install yfinance File "<stdin>", line 1
    pip -install yfinance
                 ^
SyntaxError: invalid syntax

And, I finally open the Spyder, one of the development environments of python, in Anaconda Navigator.

Upvotes: 0

zahra

Reputation: 11

I had this error too! I found the problem: it had error cause i opened cmd then entered python then pip!! you shouldn't enter python! just open cmd then write "pip install bs4"

Upvotes: 1

Dipak

Reputation: 177

You need to be in the specific folder where pip.exe exists, then do the following steps:

open cmd.exe
write the following command:

    cd "<Path to the python folder>"

or in my case, i wrote

    cd C:\Users\username\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python37-32\Scripts

then write the following command

    pip install *anypackage*

Upvotes: 14

Yuri.teacher.English

Reputation: 81

I found that you can download and install pip directly by running:

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

Then you can run

python3 get-pip.py

And check the version using:

pip3 --version

I was then able to install Django

pip install Django

Upvotes: 0

Vinicius Raphael

Reputation: 381

The resolution is pretty easy, altough it took me a while to figure it out.

Two ways to solve this:

1 - Short one

Open your CMD and write

pip install module 
or
python -m install module

2 - Longest one

Open your CMD and check your Python version:

python

After you confirm you are in the correct version, still in the prompt write:

exit()

After that write:

pip install module 
or
python -m install module

That will do the work.

Upvotes: 0

VICTOR STEVE

Reputation: 11

The problem is the OS can’t find Pip. Pip helps you install packages MODIFIED SOME GREAT ANSWERS TO BE BETTER

Method 1 Go to path of python, then search for pip

open cmd.exe
write the following command:

E.g

cd C:\Users\Username\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python37-32

In this directory, search pip with python -m pip then install package

E.g

python -m pip install ipywidgets

-m module-name Searches sys.path for the named module and runs the corresponding .py file as a script.

OR

GO TO scripts from CMD. This is where Pip stays :)

cd C:\Users\User name\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python37-32\Scripts>

Then

pip install anypackage

Upvotes: 1

Maxwel Jose

Reputation: 11

The OS is not recognizing 'python' command. So try 'py'

Use 'py -m pip'

Upvotes: 1

shubhamsarohi

Reputation: 1

Chances are you are in the Python interpreter. Happens sometimes if you give this (Python) command in cmd.exe just to check the version of Python and you so happen to forget to come out.

Try this command

exit()
pip install xyz

Upvotes: 0

Kelly Le

Reputation: 1

You can also go into the directory where you have your pip.exe or pip3.exe located. For me it was on my D drive so here is what I did:

D:\>cd python

D:\python>cd Scripts

D:\python\Scripts>pip3.exe install tweepy

Hope it helps

Upvotes: 0

POMAIIIUK

Reputation: 509

"D:\Program Files\Py\Scripts\pip.exe" install numpy -U

YOUR PATH to pip.exe in Python folder + install + YOUR LIB + -U

Upvotes: 1

vidyasagar mulge

Reputation: 51

Don't enter in the python shall, Install in the command directory.

Not inside the python pip cannot be installed inside the python.

Even in the version 3.+ you don't have to write the python 3 instead just python.

which looks like

python -m pip install --upgrade pip

and then install others

python -m pip install jupyter

Upvotes: 5

Tiago_nes

Reputation: 923

try this.

python -m  pip ...

-m module-name Searches sys.path for the named module and runs the corresponding .py file as a script.

Sometimes the OS can't find pip so python or py -m may solve the problem because it is python itself searching for pip.

Upvotes: 15

David Ordman

Reputation: 43

Try running cmd as administrator (in the menu that pops up after right-clicking) and/or entering "pip" alone and then

Upvotes: 2

owenhe

Reputation: 11

I use Enthought Canopy for my python, at first I used "pip install --upgrade pip", it showed a syntax error like yours, then I added a "!" in front of the pip, then it finally worked.

Upvotes: 0