# Install Python pip Package Manager on Windows with ensurepip

> Run py -3 -m ensurepip to install pip on Windows if it was not bundled with your Python installation, then use py -3 -m pip to invoke pip commands

**URL:** https://sentry.io/answers/install-python-pip-on-windows/

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## The Problem

How can I install Python's PIP package manager on Windows?

## The Solution

Modern versions of Python come bundled with PIP, so it should be installed automatically. If it is not available in our installation, we can run [`ensurepip`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/ensurepip.html) to fix this.

To run `ensurepip`, open a command prompt window and execute the following command:

```bat
py -3 -m ensurepip
```

If `py` is not available you can use the following command:

```bat
python -m ensurepip
```

Once this command has run, PIP should be installed and available. If PIP is already installed, the command will do nothing, so there is no harm in running it if you're not sure.

Keep in mind that, on Windows, PIP must be run with the following command, which uses Python 3 to invoke PIP:

```bat
py -3 -m pip

:: or
python -m pip
```

Therefore, any time you want to install packages, you will need to provide the full command rather than just typing `pip`. For example:

```bat
py -3 -m pip install sentry-sdk

:: or
python -m pip install sentry-sdk
```

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*Source: [sentry.io/answers/install-python-pip-on-windows/](https://sentry.io/answers/install-python-pip-on-windows/)*