pip - how to use it?

[metulburr]

At the start of chapter 2 i was told to type in: $pip --version and also $pip install cocos2d
I tried entering both of those commands in Python IDLE, and in the various Python folders using windows command prompt.
In all cases I met with failure.

first of all you dont put that command in the python. And IDLE is just a fancy text editor. You put that command into the system command prompt. Second of all the $ symbol is a prompt and is not part of the command.

In all cases I met with failure.

More info. Exactly what was failed? How? What did you input? What did that output? Make sure to follow snippsat's linked tutorial thats shows that python is in the PATH and pip is installed. After that, just type into your command prompt

pip install cocos2d