pip install fails with message: "Unable to create process using "

pip install fails with message: "Unable to create process using "

I realize there's another post similar to this, but it pertains to using ampps and doesn't solve my problem. I have Python 3.9 installed and I have the directory to Python 3.9 and 3.9/Scripts in my environment variables and I added it to my system variables as well. Another solution online was to use 'python -m pip install ' instead, but I get the same error. I'm running on Windows 10.

I ran 'py -m pip --version'and it returns 'pip 20.3.3' so I definitely have pip and when I type 'python --version' it prints 'Python 3.9.1'

https://stackoverflow.com/questions/65432658/pip-install-fails-with-message-unable-to-create-process-using December 24, 2020 at 08:43AM