Why am I getting ImportError: No module named pip ‘ right after installing pip?

I have installed pip and ez setup. I also checked the system path and I can see the module in the folder structure. Still when i try to run pip command, I get an Import error saying no module named pip. I am running 32bit python on a windows7 machine

Answers:

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Method 1

Just be sure that you have include python to windows PATH variable, then run python -m ensurepip

Method 2

After running get_pip.py with python embed you have to modify your pythonXX._pth file. Add Libsite-packages, to get something like this:

pythonXX.zip
.
Libsite-packages
# Uncomment to run site.main() automatically
#import site

If you don’t you will get this error:

ModuleNotFoundError: No module named ‘pip’

or

python-3.8.2-embed-amd64python.exe: No module named pip

λ pip
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "runpy.py", line 193, in _run_module_as_main
  File "runpy.py", line 86, in _run_code
  File "python-3.8.2-embed-amd64Scriptspip.exe__main__.py", line 4, in <module>
ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'pip'

λ python -m pip
python-3.8.2-embed-amd64python.exe: No module named pip

Method 3

What solved the issue on my case was go to:

cd C:Program FilesPython37Scripts

And run below command:

easy_install.exe pip

Method 4

This issue occurs with me while I was trying to upgrade pip version.
It was resolved with the following commands:

python -m ensurepip

The above command restores the pip and below mentioned upgrades it.

python -m pip install --upgrade pip

Method 5

Follow steps given in https://michlstechblog.info/blog/python-install-python-with-pip-on-windows-by-the-embeddable-zip-file/. Replace x with version number of Python.

1. Open the pythonxx.__pth file, located in your python folder.
2. Edit the contents (e.g. D:Pythonx.x.x to the following):

 D:Pythonx.x.x 
 D:Pythonx.x.xDLLs
 D:Pythonx.x.xlib
 D:Pythonx.x.xlibplat-win 
 D:Pythonx.x.xlibsite-packages

Method 6

try to type pip3 instead pip.
also for upgrading pip dont use pip3 in the command

python -m pip install -U pip

maybe it helps

Method 7

turned out i had 2 versions of python on my laptop

both commands worked for me

python -m ensurepip
py -m ensurepip

both with another installation path

c:toolspythonlibsite-packages
c:program files (x86)microsoft visual studiosharedpython36_64libsite-packages

only the first path was in my %PATH% variable

Method 8

Running these 2 commands helped me:

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

python get-pip.py

Method 9

The ensurepip module was added in version 3.4 and then backported to 2.7.9.

So make sure your Python version is at least 2.7.9 if using Python 2, and at least 3.4 if using Python 3.

Method 10

I’v solved this error by setting the correct path variables

    C:UsersnameAppDataLocalProgramsPythonPython37Scripts
    C:UsersnameAppDataLocalProgramsPythonPython37Libsite-packages

Method 11

If you wrote

pip install --upgrade pip

and you got

Installing collected packages: pip
  Attempting uninstall: pip
    Found existing installation: pip 20.2.1
    Uninstalling pip-20.2.1:
ERROR: Could not install packages due to an EnvironmentError...

then you have uninstalled pip instead install pip.
This could be the reason of your problem.

The Gorodeckij Dimitrij’s answer works for me.

python -m ensurepip

Method 12

I found this post while looking for a solution for the same problem. I was using an embedded python distribution. In this case, the solution is to uncomment import site in the file python<version>._pth.

Method 13

I was facing same issue and resolved using following steps

1) Go to your paython package and rename “python37._pth” to python37._pth.save

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

3) then run python get-pip.py

4) pip install django

Hope this help

Method 14

First make sure that python is added in environment variable.

Try checking the version of pip or pip3. Use these commands to check.

For pip:

pip --version

For pip3:

pip3 --version

If you can see any version of pip and still not able to use it, then run the following command.

python -m ensurepip

This ensures the pip in your system.

Method 15

I’ve solved this error downloading the executable file for python 3.7.
I’ve had downloaded the embeddeable version and got that error.
Now it works! 😀

Method 16

The method I’m going to tell might not be the correct way to do it. But this method solved my issue. I tried every solution on youtube and StackOverflow methods.

1. If you have two python versions installed. Delete one. I have the python 3.8.1 and 3.9.0 versions installed. I deleted version 3.9.0 from the C directory.
2. Now go to the control panel > System and security > System > Advanced system settings.

Click on ‘environment variables’.

Select the path and click on ‘edit’

Now, add the path of the python and also the path of pip module. In my case it was c:python38 and c:python38scripts

This method solved my issue.

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