Cannot install pip (matplotlib) on windows in pycharm

Question

tried program

import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
import numpy as np

xpoints = np.array([1, 8])
ypoints = np.array([3, 10])

plt.plot(xpoints, ypoints)
plt.show()

pip is now installed, after reading michael s question the "pip install matplotlib " works

however the same thing python error is occuring

C:\Users\M0182965\PycharmProjects\EMC2.00\venv\Scripts\python.exe C:/Users/M0182965/PycharmProjects/EMC2.00/main.py 
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "C:\Users\M0182965\PycharmProjects\EMC2.00\main.py", line 1, in <module>
    import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'matplotlib'

Process finished with exit code 1

You just have to install pip before using it https://phoenixnap.com/kb/install-pip-windows — , Aug 24 '22 at 10:54
why it doesn't work? edit your question with all the steps following the tutorial that you have executed and at which point it fails. What does the console show when you do `pip help` after having executed the previous commands in the tutorial? — , Aug 24 '22 at 11:17
This looks more like a pip problem than matplotlib. Seems like `pip` is not defined in your PATH. Look up how to add variables to your PATH — Michael S., Aug 24 '22 at 11:20
In the tutorial you have clearly a `Step 4: Add Pip to Windows Environment Variables`. Did you even read the tutorial I linked? — , Aug 24 '22 at 12:20
Does this answer your question? ['pip' is not recognized as an internal or external command](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/23708898/pip-is-not-recognized-as-an-internal-or-external-command) — Michael S., Aug 24 '22 at 12:20

Michael S. · Answer 1 · 2022-08-28T19:31:34.730

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Try adding pip to your environment variables. Press your Windows icon on your keyboard, then start typing "variables". Click on "Edit environment variables" (pictured below):

In your environment variables, click on "Path" then click "Edit". In the edit window, click "New" then paste your path to your pip executable, which looks to be C:\Users\M0182965\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python39\Scripts . Look at my path as an example (the highlighted one is where my pip executable is):

Then just keep hitting "Ok" until you're out of all the windows. Open a fresh terminal and try pip install again. You shouldn't have to restart your computer but try it if the above doesn't work.

edited Aug 28 '22 at 19:31

answered Aug 24 '22 at 11:37

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Did it resolve your issue? – Michael S. Aug 24 '22 at 14:02
no, i did not.. – mahle-majstr Aug 24 '22 at 15:11

score -2 · Accepted Answer · edited Aug 25 '22 at 09:47

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pip install does not work for the virtual environment for the newest pycharm. You need to install via project interpreter for every project individually.

edited Aug 25 '22 at 09:47

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answered Aug 25 '22 at 06:37

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Cannot install pip (matplotlib) on windows in pycharm

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