I am encountering an issue while trying to use pip to install packages in Python on Windows. Whenever I run pip install package_name or any pip command, I get the following error message:
Fatal error in launcher: Unable to create process using '"C:\Program Files\Python310\python.exe" "C:\Program Files\Python310\Scripts\pip.exe" install package_name': The system cannot find the file specified.
Steps Taken:
Checked Python Installation: Confirmed that Python and pip are installed correctly by running python --version and pip --version
Verified Environment Variables: Ensured that the Python installation directory (C:\Program Files\Python310\ and C:\Program Files\Python310\Scripts\) is included in the PATH environment variable.
Reinstalled Python: Reinstalled Python from scratch, ensuring to include Python in PATH during installation.
Disabled Antivirus: Temporarily disabled antivirus software to check if it was causing interference