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This is how I downloaded pip:

  • I installed https://bootstrap.pypa.io/get-pip.py and placed it in the scripts subdirectory of Python.

  • Then I ensured that the scripts subdirectory was a part of my system path.

  • Next I used command prompt to navigate to the file and ran it.

  • It downloaded and installed pip successfully (As far as I could tell).

My problem is that now when I try to use the pip install Django==1.6.5 command, it says pip is not recognized as an internal or external command.

What am I missing?

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Did you check if you have pip.exe's parent directory added to your "Environment variables" paths?

You can use this page to consult on how to check / change / add / delete environment variable paths. How to set the path and environment variables in Windows

Basically what you have to do is

  1. Find pip.exe, which is most likely in C:\Python27\Scripts\pip.exe
  2. Add it's parent directory (eg. C:\Python27\Scripts) in the Environment Variable paths.

Now you should be able to run commands using pip such as pip install httpie.

Hopefully the matter is resolved for you.

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    Yeah, I've done this already S: no luck
    – Nebur
    Jul 27, 2014 at 5:14
  • Im going to go ahead and try a system restart
    – Nebur
    Jul 27, 2014 at 5:15
  • You must reboot after that :)
    – Unrealist
    Jul 27, 2014 at 5:16
  • Still no good )= , any other ideas?
    – Nebur
    Jul 27, 2014 at 5:21
  • Ok go to the pip.exe directory and open your command shell there and then execute the command. See if that helps. If that works, then you might have to recheck you environment paths.
    – Unrealist
    Jul 27, 2014 at 5:30
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My problem was that I was adding ;C:\Python\Scripts to the system variables PATH.

Adding this to the user variables PATH resolved my issue.

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