If you're getting the error "zsh: command not found: pip" it means that the
pip
command is not installed on your system or it is not in your PATH
environment variable. To fix this error, you can either install pip
using your system's package manager or add the pip binary's location to your PATH
environment variable.
To install pip
, you can use the following command:
curl https://bootstrap.pypa.io/get-pip.py -o get-pip.py
python get-pip.py
This will download the get-pip.py
script and run it using the python
command. This will install pip
and all of its dependencies.
Alternatively, if you already have pip
installed but it's not in your PATH
, you can add the location of the pip
binary to your PATH
environment variable. The location of the pip
binary may vary depending on your system, but it is typically installed in one of the following directories:
/usr/local/bin/pip
/usr/bin/pip
/usr/local/share/pip
To add the pip
binary to your PATH
, you can use the following steps:
Open your
.zshrc
file in a text editor. This file is typically located in your home directory (~/.zshrc
).Add the following line to your
.zshrc
file, replacing<pip-location>
with the location of thepip
binary on your system:
export PATH="<pip-location>:$PATH"
Save the
.zshrc
file and run the following command to reload thePATH
environment variable:
source ~/.zshrc
After following these steps, you should be able to run the pip
command without any errors.
What is pip
pip
is a package management system for Python that is used to install and manage software packages written in Python. It is a command-line tool that allows users to easily download, install, and manage Python packages from the command line.
Some of the key features of pip
include the ability to:
Install packages from the Python Package Index (PyPI) and other indexes
Install packages from local wheels or source archives
Install multiple packages at once
Uninstall packages
Manage multiple Python versions and environments on the same system
pip
is typically installed automatically when you install Python on your system. However, if it is not installed, you can use the instructions in my previous answer to install it manually. Once pip
is installed, you can use it to install and manage Python packages on your system.