Issue with pip Installation on My Laptop

[Mats Wichmann]

On 7/27/24 17:13, MRAB via Python-list wrote:
> On 2024-07-27 21:58, Mats Wichmann via Python-list wrote:
>> On 7/26/24 16:28, Thomas Passin via Python-list wrote:
>>> On 7/26/2024 7:25 AM, Lizna Shah via Python-list wrote:
>>>> OSError: [WinError 225] Operation did not complete successfully 
>>>> because the
>>>> file contains a virus or potentially unwanted software
>>>
>>> That part of the error message tells you the story.  Windows thinks 
>>> some file in the install has been corrupted with malware.
>>>
>>
>>
>> The Windows installer comes with pip, there's no need to do an extra
>> install to get it:
>>
>> python -m pip --version
>>
> On Windows it's recommended that you use the Python Launcher 'py':
> 
> py -m pip --version

I agree! :-)  but since the OP had apparently done enough to get the 
command named "python" to work, was trying to not introduce one extra 
factor.