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I am trying to install the oauth package from the PYPI list of standard directories by submitting the following code to command prompt:

pip install oauth==1.0.1

This is to install the specific version 1.0.1 of 'oauth'. However I am getting the following error message:

pip is not recognised as an internal or external command

I am using Python 3.3 on Windows 8 and have installed Pip via Command Prompt using the code:

Get-Pip.py

What am I doing wrong?

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  • have you used pip successfully before or is this your first time trying to use it? Commented Mar 31, 2014 at 19:11
  • this is my first time trying having just installed it. Commented Mar 31, 2014 at 19:12
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    Then can you please edit the question to remove irrelevant details (like what package you want to install) and add relevant info (how you installed pip, what OS, what Python version). Commented Mar 31, 2014 at 19:14
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    Yep, that's better. Were there any error messages from the get-pip.py script? If the full output is available, please include it in the question. Commented Mar 31, 2014 at 19:18
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    You might find your answer by trying the suggestions here: stackoverflow.com/questions/4750806/… Commented Mar 31, 2014 at 19:20

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Your python Scripts directory wasn't added to your Windows path. Typically, this path is C:\Python3x\Scripts where the x is the minor version of Python you have installed (ie. 3 for Python 3.3 or 4 for Python 3.4)

Once that is added to your path, you can open a new command prompt and use pip.

If you don't want (or can't) alter your path variable, you can also add the full path to your command to get it to work

C:\Python3x\Scripts\pip.exe install oauth==1.0.1

Again, the x will follow the above values for the minor version of Python.

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i have amended the path as above and it has worked fine, however within the script folder there is no oauth modules added that i can see?
They don't go in the Scripts directory. They should end up in Lib\site-packages
ok thanks for that. out of curiosity though when i have installed the twitter module some files have been written to the script folder. do you know why that might be at all?
I do not. I haven't looked at how that module is packaged. Sorry
I don't even have a Scripts directory in my Python 3.5.1 directory!
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Look at the subfolder \Scripts in your Python3 instalation path.

Check if there is the pip.exe file or pip3.exe or pip3.3.exe.

In my instalation there is the pip3.exe file, so I need to write pip3 install oauth==1.0.1

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i have pip, pip3 and pip3.3 in that folder...do i need to CD to my script location and run the command from there?
Itsn't necesary. You can add that C:\Python3\Scripts\ to your PATH enviroment variable in windows. See this link to change it in Win 8: superuser.com/questions/502358/…

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