pip no longer working after update error 'module' object is not callable

After a pip update, pip has stopped working completely.

Z:\>pip install matplotlib
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "c:\program files\python37\lib\runpy.py", line 193, in _run_module_as_main
    "__main__", mod_spec)
  File "c:\program files\python37\lib\runpy.py", line 85, in _run_code
    exec(code, run_globals)
  File "C:\Program Files\Python37\Scripts\pip.exe\__main__.py", line 9, in <module>
TypeError: 'module' object is not callable

Any help please?

Edit: I am working on windows 10

Solution 1:

All credit for this goes to user han_solo, who left the answer as a comment, instead of as an answer:

Instead of pip install stdlib_list --user

use python -m pip install stdlib_list --user

Replace stdlib_list with matplotlib or whatever the name is of the package you want.

Solution 2:

I've had the same issue as you, and I solved it uninstalling pip and installing again.

To uninstall: python -m pip uninstall pip

To install, follow the instructions: https://www.liquidweb.com/kb/install-pip-windows/

After that you will going to have a older but functional 19.0.3 version.

Solution 3:

If you do not wish to use the long command every time python -m pip install <package>, reinstall pip to the older version where this error wasn't there.

python -m pip install pip==19.0.3

Now you will be able to use pip install matplotlib or pip list normally.

And whenever the bug is resolved, upgrade pip like you did before.

Solution 4:

This worked for me, uninstall pip 19.3.1 and replace with 19.0.3, error gone.

python -m pip install pip==19.0.3 --user