title: Numpy cannot be imported even though it is installed
body: <p>I am using Linux Mint 19.3 XFCE.</p>
  <p>I have installed Numpy through pip3. pip3 was not installed already, and I installed pip3 thorugh apt.</p>
  <p>The default version of python3 that came with the OS is 3.6.9. Since I am <a href="https://stackoverflow.com/a/5846177/12485764">not supposed to change the default version of Python that comes installed with the OS</a>, I kept that. And I <strong>installed a newer version, 3.8.0 with snap</strong>.</p>
  <p>The command was-</p>
  <p><code>sudo snap install python38</code></p>
  <p>And now, whenever I need to work with the interpreter, I just type <code>python38</code> into the terminal and get on with it.</p>
  <p>I recently installed Numpy with pip3-</p>
  <p><code>pip3 install numpy</code></p>
  <p>and it shows up when I run <code>pip3 freeze</code>
  :</p>
  <p>It is listed as-</p>
  <blockquote>
  <p>numpy==1.18.1</p>
  </blockquote>
  <p>But when I enter the Python interpreter through typing <code>python38</code> into my terminal, and type in <code>import numpy</code>, I am shown an error:</p>
  <blockquote>
  <p>import numpy as np</p>
  <p>Traceback (most recent call last):</p>
  <p>File &quot;&quot;, line 1, in </p>
  <p>ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'numpy'</p>
  </blockquote>
  <p>However, when I try the same with Python 3.6.9, it works. Numpy is improted, works just fine. (This time I enter Python interpreter by typing <code>python3</code>)</p>
  <p>Now, how do I <em>permanently</em> solve this? That is, being able to import Numpy when working in Python 3.8 in terminal.</p>