pip included with Python Python 2.7.9 and later (on the python2 series), and Python 3.4 and later include pip by default [1], so you may have pip already. Install pip To install pip, securely download get-pip.py: #curl --remote-name https://bootstrap.pypa.io/get-pip.py Then run the following (which may require administrator access): #python get-pip.py If setuptools (or distribute) is not already installed, get-pip.py will install setuptools for you. To upgrade an existing setuptools (or distribute), run pip install -U setuptools.