How do I install Python?

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For the life of me, I cannot figure out how to install Python and get going.

Environment: Windows 10 Pro

I downloaded and unzipped: python-3.7.2.post1-embed-amd64.zip
from: https://www.python.org/ftp/python/3.7.2/...-amd64.zip

I did not download any .exe installer, only a fool would use an installer.

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I added the path where I unzipped it to my PATH (.bash_profile am using cygwin on Windows). I did not modify my Windows path, only a fool would do that.

I would use Linux (not Windows 10 Pro), but am forced to at work.
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So now I have python installed,

$python -V
Python 3.7.2

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Apparently I need to also install pip to get anything done. I search and find this statement:

https://docs.python-guide.org/starting/i...l3-windows
All supported versions of Python 3 include pip, so just make sure it’s up to date:

python -m pip install -U pip

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That statement is false, the .zip file did not contain pip. So I search some more and am instructed to type:

$python get-pip.py

and so I do: and get:

Collecting pip
Downloading https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/...ne-any.whl (1.4MB)
Collecting setuptools
Downloading https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/...ne-any.whl (575kB)
Collecting wheel
Downloading https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/...ne-any.whl
Installing collected packages: pip, setuptools, wheel
The script wheel.exe is installed in 'H:\apps\python\3.7.2\Scripts' which is not on PATH.
Consider adding this directory to PATH or, if you prefer to suppress this warning, use --no-warn-script-location.
Successfully installed pip-19.0.1 setuptools-40.8.0 wheel-0.32.3

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I then add pip.exe to my .bash_profile path, not modifying my Windows path.

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And so now I run:

python -m pip install -U pip

and I get:

H:\apps\python\3.7.2\python.exe: No module named pip

What the ****?

That does not look right. Would you expect that I get that?

What am I doing wrong here?

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I type:

$pip -V

and I get:

Traceback (most recent call last):
File "D:\obj\Windows-Release\37amd64_Release\msi_python\zip_amd64\runpy.py", line 193, in _run_module_as_main
File "D:\obj\Windows-Release\37amd64_Release\msi_python\zip_amd64\runpy.py", line 85, in _run_code
File "H:\apps\python\3.7.2\Scripts\pip.exe\__main__.py", line 5, in <module>
ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'pip'

What the ****?

Why is it telling me something about my D:\ drive and a path D:\obj, that I know nothing about?
I installed python, the .zip file under H:\apps\python\3.7.2\python.exe

I don't know what the hell is going on here.

I can't pip install or pip upgrade anything, and have no idea why it is talking about my D:\ drive or if I even have a D:\ drive.

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I just want things to work without any grief, friction or static.

I should be able to download a .zip file, put the .exe in my path and start coding. I should not have to install pip, if it's so very necessary for using Python. I don't know why it's missing in the .zip file, I don't know why it does not work. What is messed up here?