why is "pip3 --help" failing?

Question

I'm rebuilding a system after a crash: Ubuntu 16.04LTS.

$pip3 with any cmnd-line option fails as follows:

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/local/bin/pip3", line 11, in <module>
    sys.exit(main())
TypeError: 'module' object is not callable

FWIW, my end goal is to get iPython upgraded to using Python 3.6+, then to re-install Jupyter.

Suggestions?

iPython doesn't "use" or "upgrade to" a version of Python. You would install iPython **into** a particular version of Python... So what does `python3 -m pip --help` show? — OneCricketeer, Oct 18 '19 at 03:50
The pip help page contents: (/usage, /commands, /general options). — Brian Piercy, Oct 18 '19 at 03:58
Sounds like your `pip3` script may have fallen out of sync with your actual pip version. — user2357112, Oct 18 '19 at 05:51

score 4 · Answer 1 · answered Oct 25 '19 at 18:18

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I had the same problem and this answer fixed it for me:

python3 -m pip uninstall pip

answered Oct 25 '19 at 18:18

Bob Vork

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Confirmed after going down a couple of blind alleys. Thanks. – Brian Piercy Oct 26 '19 at 19:46

why is "pip3 --help" failing?

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