how to add python to windows path?

What is windows Path?

In windows, "path" is an environment variable that stores the location or the directory of the needed executables under a name to run them using the command prompt or the terminal.

without adding python to the windows path you cannot run the python commands like "PIP".

If you run pip on cmd without adding python to windows path you may get the following error even after installing pip on the system.

" 'pip' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file."

Ways to add python to windows path

Generally, there are two ways to add python to the windows path.

During Installation of Python
manually after installation.

During the Installation of python:

Python can be easily added to the windows path installation,

During installation, you just have to click on the checkbox that says "Add python 3.8 to PATH".

It may vary according to the python version you are installing. In this tutorial, I am installing "Python 3.8". After that, you can proceed with the normal installation procedure and python will be added to the PATH automatically.

Adding python to windows path manually:

Step 1 (Environment Variable Screen):

Right-click on "This PC" on your desktop screen and click on properties and jump to "step 2".

If you are unable to find "this pc" on your desktop then go to the control panel and click on "System and Security"

Then click on System

Step 2: Click on the "Advanced system settings" located at the left mid of the System window.

Step 3: After step 2 a new window named "System properties" will pop-up. Click on the "Environment variables" button, located at the bottom right.

Now, If you see a variable named path than click on it and enter the add a new path to it i.e the path of python folder.

and click save.

"C:\Users\Username\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python38-32"

Path location may vary if you have installed python in a different directory other than the default one.

Else click on new and give the variable name as Path, as shown in the following picture.

and add the location of your python folder to value. In my case, the Variable value i.e location of the python file is

"C:\Users\Username\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python38-32"

Now click on ok and save the settings.

To confirm the settings open cmd and type "python" or "pip --version" if PIP is installed.

Learn how to install pip on windows

pip --version

# or run python if pip is not installed

If this command returns the version of PIP then you have successfully added python to the windows path or in case if you have type "python" in the cmd then it should return the version of the python.

Output ( pip --version ):