python pip trouble

[ghe <ghe@slsware.net>]

Buster, Supermicro workstation

I wanted to install pip (python3 is installed and working well and my
apt mirrors are up to date):

root@sbox:~# apt install pip
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
E: Unable to locate package pip

I went to Synaptic to look around a bit. It installed (pip for
pythion3). I went to man pip, and was told I could enter a command
followed by --help:

root@sbox:~# pip install --help
-bash: pip: command not found

root@sbox:~# whereis pip
pip: /usr/bin/X11/pip

root@sbox:~# /usr/bin/X11/pip
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/bin/X11/pip", line 9, in <module>
    from pip import main
ImportError: No module named pip

root@sbox:~# cd /usr/bin/X11/

root@sbox:/usr/bin/X11# ls -lh pip
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 292 Feb 24 16:14 pip

root@sbox:/usr/bin/X11# ./pip
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "./pip", line 9, in <module>
    from pip import main
ImportError: No module named pip

root@sbox:/usr/bin/X11# python pip
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "pip", line 9, in <module>
    from pip import main
ImportError: No module named pip

root@sbox:/usr/bin/X11# python3 pip
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "pip", line 9, in <module>
    from pip import main
ImportError: cannot import name 'main' from 'pip'
(/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/pip/__init__.py)


What's it doing off everybody's $PATH? What's bent? My brain???

-- 
Glenn English