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I've downloaded and installed the files for pip and python but how do you open and use pip?
Because when I search pip in my start menu and then select it, it just flashes a command prompt for a second and then nothing.

pip is a command line tool, you use in the system command prompt along with parameters passed to it.
Here are two simple guides (link1, link2).

I looked at link1 it made no sense when I read the how to use part please explain.

Have you tried to do what the guide says? Did something not work?
Here is a broader explanation from the official site, if you want to dig deeper.

pip is a package management system used to install and manage software packages written in Python.
For Windows: Python 3.6 and pip installation under Windows | Part-2.
For Linux: Linux Python 3 environment