How to Install PIP on Windows

One of the best tools to install and manage Python packages is called Pip. Pip has earned its fame by the number of applications using this tool. Used for its capabilities in handling binary packages over the easy_installed packaged manager, Pip enables 3rd party package installations. Though the newest versions of Python come with pip installed as a default, this tutorial will show how to install Pip, check its version, and show some basic commands for its use.

Python is an open-source programming language that allows you to run applications and plugins from a wide variety of 3rd party sources (or even applications you develop yourself) on your server. Python is cross-platform, meaning that you can run it on a number of different operating systems, including Windows Server OS.

Pre-flight Check

Before you can install Pip on your server, you’ll need to confirm that Python is installed.

The simplest way to test for a Python installation on your Windows server is to open a command prompt (click on the Windows icon and type cmd, then click on the command prompt icon). Once a command prompt window opens, type python and press Enter. If Python is installed correctly, you should see output similar to what is shown below:

Python 3.7.0 (v3.7.0:1bf9cc5093, Jun 27 2018, 04:59:51) [MSC v.1914 64 bit (AMD64)] on win32
Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.

If you receive a message like:

Python is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file.

Python is either not installed or the system variable path hasn’t been set. You’ll need to either launch Python from the folder in which it is installed or adjust your system variables to allow Python to be launched from any location. For more information about installing and using Python, see our article on how to install python on windows.

 
Installing Pip

Once you’ve confirmed that Python is correctly installed, you can proceed with installing Pip.

    Download get-pip.py to a folder on your computer.
    Open a command prompt and navigate to the folder containing get-pip.py.
    Run the following command:
    python get-pip.py
    Pip is now installed!

You can verify that Pip was installed correctly by opening a command prompt and entering the following command:

pip -V

You should see output similar to the following:

pip 18.0 from c:usersadministratorappdatalocalprogramspythonpython37libsite-packagespip (python 3.7)

Now that Pip is installed and configured, you can begin using it to manage your Python packages. For a brief overview of the available commands and syntax for Pip, open a command prompt and enter:

pip help

All of Liquid Web’s Windows core-managed servers can run Python and our support team can assist with installation and verification if needed. ActiveState Python 2.6.5 can be installed on Plesk Fully Managed servers if desired.