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

Question

After a pip update, pip has stopped working completely.

Z:\\>pip install matplotlib
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File \"c:\\program files\\python3         


        

Answer 1

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