PIP - Resolve "No module named pip"

by
Jeremy Canfield |
Updated: June 01 2025
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Let's say something like this is being returned.
/usr/bin/python3.11: No module named pip
This suggests that the version of Python being used does not include the Python package manager program PIP. This error is probably being returned when attempting to run a pip command, such as pip list.
~]# pip list
/usr/bin/python3.11: No module named pip
Or using the Python CLI and the -m option to run pip.
~]# /usr/bin/python3.11 -m pip list
/usr/bin/python3.11: No module named pip
Often, this is resolved by using the ensurepip module to install setuptool in Python.
/usr/bin/python3.11 -m ensurepip --default-pip
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