Trying to setup Python application, odd error

[metulburr]

you list off responses from directories...

• /usr/local/lib/python3.4 
  
• /usr/local/bin/python3 
  
• /usr/lib/python3 
  

/usr/lib/python3 and /usr/local/lib/python3.4 are not the same. local is for locally installed programs or programs you did not install with a package manager (ie. apt-get. So you must have numerous python installations, may or may not be the same version, but one with pip/cython and one without. One in /usr/bin and at least another one in /usr/local/bin
 

I tried cutting and pasting the stuff in /usr/local/lib/python3.4/dist-packages to /usr/local/lib/python3.4,

I would not do anything like this. First of all dist-packages are where 3rd party libs go for python. Secondly, if you cut and paste other stuff like i would restart with a fresh new install of python3.X and start back at square one. Do not remove python2.x as it can mess your system up.

Also it appears you might of symlinked your python3 to your local directory or an alias?