# Help for a Beginner

**URL:** <https://discourse.jupyter.org/t/help-for-a-beginner/3993>\
**Category:** JupyterLab\
**Created:** [April 15, 2020, 4:10am UTC](https://discourse.jupyter.org/t/help-for-a-beginner/3993 "2020-04-15T04:10:22Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![kglenn10](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/51bf81/32.png) [@kglenn10](https://discourse.jupyter.org/u/kglenn10)\
**Post date:** [April 15, 2020, 4:10am UTC](https://discourse.jupyter.org/t/help-for-a-beginner/3993/1 "2020-04-15T04:10:23Z")

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Hi everyone! I’m real new here, so pardon the obvious question. I’m trying to install JupyterLab on my Mac by following the instructions here but they don’t seem to work: [https://jupyterlab.readthedocs.io/en/stable/getting\_started/installation.html](https://jupyterlab.readthedocs.io/en/stable/getting_started/installation.html).  
I have python 3.7, so I should already have pip. But when I type “pip install jupyterlab” in the terminal, I get: “-bash: pip: command not found.” Am I missing something obvious?

I have a working knowledge of Python but am not a professional so would appreciate a reply in plain English if anyone can help me out!  
Thanks,  
Kelly

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**Author:** ![jasongrout](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/discourse.jupyter.org/jasongrout/32/371_2.png) [@jasongrout](https://discourse.jupyter.org/u/jasongrout)\
**Post date:** [April 15, 2020, 5:02am UTC](https://discourse.jupyter.org/t/help-for-a-beginner/3993/2 "2020-04-15T05:02:45Z")

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It sounds like pip is not in your path. Is python in your path? You can do `which python` and `python --version` to make sure it’s the python you are expecting. Then does `python -m pip install jupyterlab` work?

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**Author:** ![kglenn10](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/51bf81/32.png) [@kglenn10](https://discourse.jupyter.org/u/kglenn10)\
**Post date:** [April 16, 2020, 12:00am UTC](https://discourse.jupyter.org/t/help-for-a-beginner/3993/3 "2020-04-16T00:00:11Z")

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Hi Jason,

Thanks for your reply! I’m not totally sure what you mean by “in my path.” But I ran the commands you gave and this is what I got:

which python

/usr/bin/python

python --version

Python 2.7.10

python -m pip install jupyterlab

/usr/bin/python: No module named pip

Indeed, I was expecting python 3 but that is not what came out here. I have python 3 installed, though, because when I enter “python3” into terminal, I get Python 3.7.4. How can I be sure python 3 is in my path, if that’s what I need to do?

Cheers,

Kelly

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**Author:** ![jasongrout](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/discourse.jupyter.org/jasongrout/32/371_2.png) [@jasongrout](https://discourse.jupyter.org/u/jasongrout)\
**Post date:** [April 16, 2020, 12:14am UTC](https://discourse.jupyter.org/t/help-for-a-beginner/3993/4 "2020-04-16T00:14:24Z")

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If python3 works, then try using `pip3`

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**Author:** ![kglenn10](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/51bf81/32.png) [@kglenn10](https://discourse.jupyter.org/u/kglenn10)\
**Post date:** [April 17, 2020, 1:30am UTC](https://discourse.jupyter.org/t/help-for-a-beginner/3993/5 "2020-04-17T01:30:52Z")

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that seems to be working. Thank you Jasongrout!