Thanks for the info. I found two copies of pip.exe. One of them was left from a previous installation. Removed the extra copy. Now pip is working.
Thank you very much for your help. On Thu, Jan 11, 2018 at 10:46 AM, Harriett Xing <harriettxing2...@gmail.com> wrote: > Thanks for the info. > > "python -m pip <command>" works. > > Python Path: C:\Users\harriett.xing-adm\AppData\Local\Programs\ > Python\Python36 > > C:\Users\harriett.xing-adm\Documents\Learning\python>python > Python 3.6.1 (v3.6.1:69c0db5, Mar 21 2017, 18:41:36) [MSC v.1900 64 bit > (AMD64)] on win32 > Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information. > >>> import pip; > >>> print(pip.__file__); > C:\Users\harriett.xing-adm\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\ > Python36\lib\site-packages\pip\__init__.py > >>> > > > C:\Users\harriett.xing-adm>python --version > Python 3.6.1 > > pip <command> is getting the error regardless of which directory I run it. > > Thank you for your help. > > > > On Thu, Jan 11, 2018 at 10:01 AM, Paul Moore <p.f.mo...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Have you done any research (google, for example) and tried any of the >> suggested solutions on the web? >> >> From a quick search, I'd suggest: >> >> 1. Can you confirm if "python -m pip <whatever command you're trying>" >> has the same error? >> 2. What is the exact path of the pip executable you're running, and if >> you go into the Python prompt and do "import pip; print(pip.__file__)" >> what is the result? >> >> It sounds like you have some sort of incorrectly set up environment >> with your pip executable being somehow inconsistent with your Python >> environment. >> >> Please confirm the *precise* versions of Python and pip you're >> (currently) using which give the error. Also, please confirm that you >> get the same errors if you're in a different (empty) directory - >> sometimes what's in the current directory can mess things up. >> >> Paul >> >> >> On 11 January 2018 at 14:39, Harriett Xing <harriettxing2...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> > I am getting the message: >> > >> > Fatal error in launcher: Unable to create process using '"' >> > >> > for all pip commands. >> > >> > I tried uninstalling and installing different versions of python, but >> the pip is still not work, getting the same error message. >> > >> > Has anyone encountered this? Any ideas? Thanks. >> > -- >> > https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list >> > > -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list