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If you’re a software developer working with Python, you might have encountered the error zsh: command not found: pip
in your terminal. This error occurs when the pip
package manager is not properly installed or configured on your system. In this article, we’ll cover how to resolve this issue and provide some code snippets to help you along the way.
The zsh: command not found: pip
error occurs when the pip
executable is not present in your system’s PATH
variable, or when pip
is not installed at all. This can happen if you’ve recently switched to using the Zsh shell or if you’ve installed Python without including the pip
package manager.
Before making any changes, let’s first verify if pip
is installed on your system. Open your terminal and enter the following command:
pip3 -V
If you see the version number of pip
, it means that pip
is installed on your system, and you just need to add it to your PATH
variable. If not, proceed to step 2 to install pip
[^2^].
To install pip
, download the get-pip.py
script from the official Python website by navigating to https://bootstrap.pypa.io/get-pip.py. Save the file to your computer, then open your terminal and navigate to the directory where you saved the get-pip.py
script. Run the following command:
sudo python get-pip.py
This command will install pip
on your system[^12^].
After installing pip
, you need to add it to your system’s PATH
variable so that Zsh can locate the pip
executable file[^12^]. To do this, open your terminal and enter the following command:
export PATH=$PATH:/usr/local/bin
This command will add the /usr/local/bin
directory, which contains the pip
executable file, to your system’s PATH
[^12^]. To make this change permanent, add the same line to your Zsh configuration file by opening it in your favorite text editor:
nano ~/.zshrc
Save and close the file, then reload your Zsh configuration by entering the following command:
source ~/.zshrc
Now, you should be able to use pip
without encountering the zsh: command not found: pip
error[^12^].
To ensure that pip
is now working correctly, try installing a Python package, such as requests
. Run the following command:
pip install requests
If the installation is successful, you have resolved the zsh: command not found: pip
error.
By following these steps, you should have successfully resolved the zsh: command not found: pip
error and added pip
to your system’s PATH
variable. Now you can use pip
to manage your Python packages without any issues.
Remember to explore adjacent topics, such as shell scripting, to improve your Python development workflow and become a more efficient and effective developer[^12^]. Happy coding!