pip3 error - '_NamespacePath' object has no attribute 'sort'

Question

I tried to install a package through pip3, and I got this error. Every pip/pip3 command that I run gives me this error-

alexg@hitbox:~$ pip3 -V
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Answer 1

try -
pip install -U pip
pip install -U setuptools

if editing __init__.py doesnt help.