Install packages in Python 3.6 using pip from command prompt (cmd)

Ankur Kulhari

Package installation with pip in python 3.6 can be done through following steps:

  1. Open command prompt (cmd) [start–>cmd]
  2. Type pip install

Make sure system is connected to internet.
If you are connected to Internet through proxy [login username and password required], follow these steps:

  1. Open command prompt (cmd) [start–>cmd]
  2. Set the proxy settings by typing following commands:
    set HTTP_PROXY=http://domain\username:password@proxyAddress:port
    set HTTP_PROXY=https://domain\username:password@proxyAddress:port
  3. Type pip install <package name>
    Ex: pip install numpy;
Install packages in Python 3.6 using pip from command prompt (cmd)

Fig: Installing python packages with pip

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