Hello, I have recently tried to add new python libraries to my system via pip, which used to work.
Now, simply entering the command pip or sudo pip into the terminal greets me with the following error:
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/usr/bin/pip", line 33, in <module>
sys.exit(load_entry_point('pip==20.3.4', 'console_scripts', 'pip')())
File "/usr/bin/pip", line 25, in importlib_load_entry_point
return next(matches).load()
File "/usr/lib/python3.9/importlib/metadata.py", line 77, in load
module = import_module(match.group('module'))
File "/usr/lib/python3.9/importlib/__init__.py", line 127, in import_module
return _bootstrap._gcd_import(name[level:], package, level)
File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 1030, in _gcd_import
File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 1007, in _find_and_load
File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 986, in _find_and_load_unlocked
File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 680, in _load_unlocked
File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap_external>", line 850, in exec_module
File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 228, in _call_with_frames_removed
File "/usr/lib/python3.9/site-packages/pip/_internal/cli/main.py", line 10, in <module>
from pip._internal.cli.autocompletion import autocomplete
File "/usr/lib/python3.9/site-packages/pip/_internal/cli/autocompletion.py", line 9, in <module>
from pip._internal.cli.main_parser import create_main_parser
File "/usr/lib/python3.9/site-packages/pip/_internal/cli/main_parser.py", line 7, in <module>
from pip._internal.cli import cmdoptions
File "/usr/lib/python3.9/site-packages/pip/_internal/cli/cmdoptions.py", line 25, in <module>
from pip._internal.cli.progress_bars import BAR_TYPES
File "/usr/lib/python3.9/site-packages/pip/_internal/cli/progress_bars.py", line 12, in <module>
from pip._internal.utils.logging import get_indentation
File "/usr/lib/python3.9/site-packages/pip/_internal/utils/logging.py", line 18, in <module>
from pip._internal.utils.misc import ensure_dir
File "/usr/lib/python3.9/site-packages/pip/_internal/utils/misc.py", line 34, in <module>
from pip._internal.locations import get_major_minor_version, site_packages, user_site
File "/usr/lib/python3.9/site-packages/pip/_internal/locations/__init__.py", line 9, in <module>
from . import _distutils, _sysconfig
File "/usr/lib/python3.9/site-packages/pip/_internal/locations/_sysconfig.py", line 8, in <module>
from pip._internal.exceptions import InvalidSchemeCombination, UserInstallationInvalid
ImportError: cannot import name 'InvalidSchemeCombination' from 'pip._internal.exceptions' (/usr/lib/python3.9/site-packages/pip/_internal/exceptions.py)
Any suggestions? I have tried reinstalling pip.