unable to run pip

[Skaperen]

Maybe you can try an update.

python3 -m pip install --upgrade pip

no luck.

Output:
lt1a/root/3 /root 13# time logcmd -s upgrade-pip python3 -m pip install --upgrade pip
Script started, file is ./20220609-131533-032884-upgrade-pip.log
13:15:33 [32888] EXECUTING: 'python3' '-m' 'pip' 'install' '--upgrade' 'pip'
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/lib/python3.8/runpy.py", line 194, in _run_module_as_main
    return _run_code(code, main_globals, None,
  File "/lib/python3.8/runpy.py", line 87, in _run_code
    exec(code, run_globals)
  File "/lib/python3/dist-packages/pip/__main__.py", line 16, in <module>
    from pip._internal.cli.main import main as _main  # isort:skip # noqa
  File "/lib/python3/dist-packages/pip/_internal/cli/main.py", line 10, in <module>
    from pip._internal.cli.autocompletion import autocomplete
  File "/lib/python3/dist-packages/pip/_internal/cli/autocompletion.py", line 9, in <module>
    from pip._internal.cli.main_parser import create_main_parser
  File "/lib/python3/dist-packages/pip/_internal/cli/main_parser.py", line 7, in <module>
    from pip._internal.cli import cmdoptions
  File "/lib/python3/dist-packages/pip/_internal/cli/cmdoptions.py", line 25, in <module>
    from pip._internal.locations import USER_CACHE_DIR, get_src_prefix
  File "/lib/python3/dist-packages/pip/_internal/locations.py", line 19, in <module>
    from pip._internal.utils import appdirs
  File "/lib/python3/dist-packages/pip/_internal/utils/appdirs.py", line 13, in <module>
    from pip._vendor import appdirs as _appdirs
ImportError: cannot import name 'appdirs' from 'pip._vendor' (/lib/python3/dist-packages/pip/_vendor/__init__.py)
[[ 0m0s real 0.220 - user 0.181 - sys 0.020 - 91.71% ]]
13:15:33 [32888] FINISHED - status = 1
Script done, file is ./20220609-131533-032884-upgrade-pip.log
[[ 0m1s real 1.251 - user 0.202 - sys 0.022 - 17.88% ]]
lt1a/root/3 /root 14# 

it seems the issue continues with "appdirs" (from 'pip._vendor') but i have no idea how to try to install that.