Q:

trying to install and use Pip

I'm trying to install and use Pip, ultimately to install dateutil. I found in another thread that I should write
pip install python-dateutil

I get the error message "'pip' is not a recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file."
Does this mean I should add something to a path? What should I add, and to what path?

A:

First of all you should check the Python Scripts directory if there is pip is installed. You can find this at c:\Python27\Scripts\ folder. If pip is there in directory then added the scripts folder path to the environment's PATH. You will be able to execute the pip from anywhere throughout the system.
In other way, if pip is available in your scripts directory then go to scripts directory using "cd c:\puthon27\scripts" and use pip from there.
Also, if pip is not installed then you need to install the same.
Note: Change path as per the OS. Above process I mentioned for Windows OS and Python version is 2.7.

