I have installed Python 3.10.1 on Windows 10 using the recommended Windows Installer. When I try to access PIP from the command line, I get the following result, even though Python itself is accessible.
C:\Users\jgoss>python Python 3.10.1 (tags/v3.10.1:2cd268a, Dec 6 2021, 19:10:37) [MSC v.1929 64 bit (AMD64)] on win32 Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information. >>> quit() C:\Users\jgoss>pip install pip --upgrade Fatal error in launcher: Unable to create process using '"C:\Program Files\Python310\python.exe" "C:\Program Files\Python310\Scripts\pip.exe" install pip --upgrade': The system cannot find the file specified. During the installation, I chose to install Python in a non-default location and to set the Environment variables. The result of this attempt is shown below: C:\Users\jgoss>python Python 3.10.1 (tags/v3.10.1:2cd268a, Dec 6 2021, 19:10:37) [MSC v.1929 64 bit (AMD64)] on win32 Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information. >>> quit() C:\Users\jgoss>pip install pip --upgrade Fatal error in launcher: Unable to create process using '"C:\Program Files\Python310\python.exe" "C:\Program Files\Python310\Scripts\pip.exe" install pip --upgrade': The system cannot find the file specified. It looks as if the launcher is expecting to find Python installed at c:\Program Files\Python3.10 whereas it has actually been installed at D:\Users\jgoss\AppData\local\python\python3.10. It seems that the launcher has not been updated to the latest installation location for python and that it also needs to handle a non-default install location. The same problem occurs if I take the install option to install to the default location. Is there any workaround as PIP is essential to my environment? -- Jonathan Gossage -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
