On Mar 3, 2022, at 16:15, Ned Deily <n...@python.org> wrote: > On Feb 27, 2022, at 15:51, Robert Wasserman via Pythonmac-SIG > <pythonmac-sig@python.org> wrote: >> >> I’ve been learning pylon on my Mac and and am trying to install NLTK so I >> can try the examples in the NLTK text. >> >> The instructions in NLTK are straightforward and I am able to get Python >> itself on my computer, but I cannot get “pip” to work. >> >> I would appreciate any help or sources of help. My problem seems to be >> getting Python to work on the data provided in the NLTK. > > Sorry but without more information, it is impossible to provide meaningful > help. But the most common problem with using pip is trying to use the wrong > version of pip. The best way to avoid that is to invoke pip using the same > name you are using to invoke python itself. So, for example, from a Terminal > window, if you type "python3" to start up Python, use this: > > python3 -m pip install ntlk
Er, of course, that should be: python3 -m pip install nltk > If you are still having problems, please copy and paste the full sequence of > commands that you are entering and the error messages you see. > > FWIW, I just tried it with the current Python 3.10.2 macOS installed from > python.org and it seemed to work. > > P.S. general Python usage questions are probably more quickly solved via one > of the general help forums out there. See https://www.python.org/about/help/. -- Ned Deily n...@python.org -- [] _______________________________________________ Pythonmac-SIG maillist - Pythonmac-SIG@python.org https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/pythonmac-sig unsubscribe: https://mail.python.org/mailman/options/Pythonmac-SIG