pip3: command not found but python3-pip is already installed
PythonPipPython Problem Overview
I can't use pip3 though python3-pip has already been installed. How to solve the problem?
sudo pip3 install virtualenv
sudo: pip3: command not found
sudo apt-get install python3-pip
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python3-pip is already the newest version.
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 11 not upgraded.
Python Solutions
Solution 1 - Python
You can use python3 -m pip as a synonym for pip3. That has saved me a couple of times.
Solution 2 - Python
I had a similar issue. In my case, I had to uninstall and then reinstall pip3:
sudo apt-get remove python3-pip
sudo apt-get install python3-pip
Solution 3 - Python
Run
locate pip3
it should give you a list of results like this
/<path>/pip3
/<path>/pip3.x
go to /usr/local/bin to make a symbolic link to where your pip3 is located
ln -s /<path>/pip3.x /usr/local/bin/pip3
Solution 4 - Python
Same issue on Fedora 23. I had to reinstall python3-pip to generate the proper pip3 folders in /usr/bin/.
sudo dnf reinstall python3-pip
Solution 5 - Python
You can make symbolic link to you pip3:
sudo ln -s $(which pip3) /usr/bin/pip3
It helps me in RHEL 7.6
Solution 6 - Python
For Kali, you must use this code after the update.
$sudo python3 get-pip.py
or if you write this, it also works but not supported anymore. So don't use:
$sudo python get-pip.py
Solution 7 - Python
Probably pip3 is installed in /usr/local/bin/ which is not in the PATH of the sudo (root) user.
Use this instead
sudo /usr/local/bin/pip3 install virtualenv
Solution 8 - Python
On Windows 10 install Python from Python.org Once installed add these two paths to PATH env variable C:\Users<your user>\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python38 C:\Users<your user>\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python38\Scripts
Open command prompt and following command should be working python --version pip --version
Solution 9 - Python
There is no need to install virtualenv. Just create a workfolder and open your editor in it. Assuming you are using vscode,
$mkdir Directory && cd Directory
$code .
It is the best way to avoid breaking Ubuntu/linux dependencies by messing around with environments. In case anything goes wrong, you can always delete that folder and begin afresh. Otherwise, messing up with the ubuntu/linux python environments could mess up system apps/OS (including the terminal). Then you can press shift+P and type python:select interpreter. Choose any version above 3. After that you can do
$pip3 -v
It will display the pip version. You can then use it for installations as
$pip3 install Library