Python 3.11.5 Pip Issue

[Thomas Passin]

On 9/13/2023 11:39 PM, Jacob Keeler via Python-list wrote:
> I downloaded Python 3.11.5, and there was nothing in the “Scripts” file,
> and there was no Pip. I would like to know why.

I just downloaded the 3.11.5 64-bit installer for Windows from 
python.org and ran it.  This was an upgrade since I already had 3.11.4 
installed.  I had installed for me as a user rather than for "everyone" 
so it installed into %USERPROFILE%\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python311\.

The Scripts folder is at

C:\Users\tom\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python311\Scripts

I checked and the installer did update the pip.exe and pip3.exe files. 
in this Scripts directory.

So ... presumably you downloaded and ran the Windows 64-bit installer, 
is that right?  Did you install it for "everyone" or just for you?  Did 
you notice any error messages during installation?  Did you do a 
standard install or did you customize it in some way? Exactly where is 
the "Scripts" directory in which you found "nothing"? Was the "py" 
launcher installed - that is, can you run Python 3.11.5 by typing "py"? 
If so, can you run pip by typing

py -m pip

(this is the most reliable way to run pip, by the way, because it always 
runs the version of pip that is installed for the latest install of Python).