I can't install 'pip' for python

Whenever I've installed pip on my Windows machine, it installs to my Python's Scripts folder:

c:\Python34\Scripts

So to get pip to run on the command line, I had to add that path to my PATH environment variable. You can get to those settings by doing the following (assuming Windows 7 or newer):

  1. Right click My Computer and choose Properties
  2. Go to Advanced system settings
  3. Click on the Environment Variables button
  4. Double-click the PATH (or Path) variable listed under System variables
  5. Add c:\Python34\Scripts to the end of the list of other paths making sure that it is separated from the previous entry with a semi-colon

Restart your shell and try running pip. If it still doesn't work, you need to find out where pip got installed. In my Scripts folder, I have a pip.exe file. If you do not, then adding the Scripts folder to your path won't help. You'll have to figure out where it got installed and add that path instead.