Python path broken on MacOS

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So I've had this problem for a while now where sometimes random commands with pip don't work. Just today I was trying to run the command:

$ python3 -m pip3 install --upgrade pip3
/usr/local/opt/[email protected]/bin/python3.9: No module named pip3

EDIT - I have tried:

$ python3 -m pip install -U pip
Requirement already satisfied: pip in /usr/local/lib/python3.9/site-packages (21.0.1)
$ python3 -m pip3 install --upgrade pip3
/usr/local/opt/[email protected]/bin/python3.9: No module named pip3

Any idea what might be causing this and how to fix?

The python module pip3 is not the same as the command pip3. — John Gordon
– John Gordon, Commented Mar 14, 2021 at 17:57
To expand, pip3 is an entry point for the pip module. There is no module pip3. Hence, you want python3 -m pip install -U pip. — merv
– merv, Commented Mar 14, 2021 at 18:04
Thanks for the suggestion but when I ran that I still get the same error — Ken
– Ken, Commented Mar 14, 2021 at 18:22

dedede · Accepted Answer · 2021-03-14 18:29:56Z

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Pip is already up-to-date. There is nothing to fix.

answered Mar 14, 2021 at 18:29

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Ken Over a year ago

Thanks, I am just trying to figure out why I am still getting the no module named pip3 error. Is this expected?

SuperStormer Over a year ago

Yes that's expected because pip3 isn't a module. The module is named "pip" and "pip3" is a command that just calls python3 pip.

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