pip completely mess up with dependencies

[chiboreache]

Environment

• pip version: pip 19.3.1 from /usr/lib/python3.8/site-packages/pip (python 3.8)
• Python version: 3.8
• OS: Arch Linux

Description

pip is completely broken

i can't do anything, can't update, can't install..

Output

↪ sudo pacman --asdeps  -S python-pip
warning: python-pip-19.3.1-1 is up to date -- reinstalling
resolving dependencies...
looking for conflicting packages...

Packages (1) python-pip-19.3.1-1

Total Installed Size:  1.27 MiB
Net Upgrade Size:      0.00 MiB

:: Proceed with installation? [Y/n] 
(1/1) checking keys in keyring                                                [############################################] 100%
(1/1) checking package integrity                                              [############################################] 100%
(1/1) loading package files                                                   [############################################] 100%
(1/1) checking for file conflicts                                             [############################################] 100%
(1/1) checking available disk space                                           [############################################] 100%
:: Processing package changes...
(1/1) reinstalling python-pip                                                 [############################################] 100%
:: Running post-transaction hooks...
(1/1) Arming ConditionNeedsUpdate...
↪ sudo python -m pip install --upgrade --force-reinstall pip
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/lib/python3.8/runpy.py", line 193, in _run_module_as_main
    return _run_code(code, main_globals, None,
  File "/usr/lib/python3.8/runpy.py", line 86, in _run_code
    exec(code, run_globals)
  File "/usr/lib/python3.8/site-packages/pip/__main__.py", line 19, in <module>
    sys.exit(_main())
  File "/usr/lib/python3.8/site-packages/pip/_internal/main.py", line 45, in main
    command = create_command(cmd_name, isolated=("--isolated" in cmd_args))
  File "/usr/lib/python3.8/site-packages/pip/_internal/commands/__init__.py", line 96, in create_command
    module = importlib.import_module(module_path)
  File "/usr/lib/python3.8/importlib/__init__.py", line 127, in import_module
    return _bootstrap._gcd_import(name[level:], package, level)
  File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 1014, in _gcd_import
  File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 991, in _find_and_load
  File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 975, in _find_and_load_unlocked
  File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 671, in _load_unlocked
  File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap_external>", line 783, in exec_module
  File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 219, in _call_with_frames_removed
  File "/usr/lib/python3.8/site-packages/pip/_internal/commands/install.py", line 20, in <module>
    from pip._internal.cache import WheelCache
  File "/usr/lib/python3.8/site-packages/pip/_internal/cache.py", line 19, in <module>
    from pip._internal.wheel import InvalidWheelFilename, Wheel
  File "/usr/lib/python3.8/site-packages/pip/_internal/wheel.py", line 26, in <module>
    from pip._vendor.distlib.scripts import ScriptMaker
ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'pip._vendor.distlib'
↪ 

[chiboreache]

curl -sS https://bootstrap.pypa.io/get-pip.py | sudo python3

the cure