diff --git a/qa/admin/other-packages/manifest b/qa/admin/other-packages/manifest
index 7c284b092cd..21cb5f6fdae 100644
--- a/qa/admin/other-packages/manifest
+++ b/qa/admin/other-packages/manifest
@@ -460,6 +460,17 @@ S_pkg?	/usr/lib/python3.*/*-packages/setuptools/dist.py	[library/python/setuptoo
 slackpkg?	/usr/lib*/python*/*-packages/setuptools/dist.py	[python-setuptools]
 pacman?	/usr/lib/python3.*/*-packages/setuptools/dist.py	[extra/python-setuptools]
 brew?	/usr/local/lib/python3.*/*-packages/setuptools/dist.py	[pip3(setuptools)]
+# -- python pip
+dpkg?	/usr/bin/pip3	[python3-pip]
+rpm?	/usr/bin/pip3	[python3-pip or python3[0-9]*-pip]
+emerge?	/usr/bin/pip3	[dev-python/pip]
+pkgin?	/usr/pkg/bin/pip3	[py3[0-9]*-pip]
+pkg_add?	/usr/local/bin/pip3	[py3-pip]
+F_pkg?	/usr/local/bin/pip3	[py3[0-9]*-pip]
+S_pkg?	/usr/bin/pip3	[library/python/pip-[0-9][0-9]*]
+slackpkg?	/usr/bin/pip3	[python-pip]
+pacman?	/usr/bin/pip3	[extra/python-pip]
+brew?	/usr/local/bin/pip3	[pip3(pip)]
 # -- python libvirt and lxml for libvirt PMDA
 dpkg?	/usr/lib/python3/*-packages/libvirt.py	[python3-libvirt (build optional)]
 rpm?	/usr/lib*/python3.*/*-packages/libvirt.py	[libvirt-python3 or python3[0-9]*-libvirt python3[0-9]*-libvirt-python (build optional)]
diff --git a/qa/admin/package-lists/CentOS+Stream10+x86_64 b/qa/admin/package-lists/CentOS+Stream10+x86_64
index b211b0a585c..06d5022f828 100644
--- a/qa/admin/package-lists/CentOS+Stream10+x86_64
+++ b/qa/admin/package-lists/CentOS+Stream10+x86_64
@@ -103,6 +103,7 @@ python3-libs
 python3-libvirt
 python3-lxml
 python3-openpyxl
+python3-pip
 python3-pandas
 python3-pillow
 python3-prometheus_client
diff --git a/qa/admin/package-lists/CentOS+Stream8+x86_64 b/qa/admin/package-lists/CentOS+Stream8+x86_64
index fc665731819..6214aed89df 100644
--- a/qa/admin/package-lists/CentOS+Stream8+x86_64
+++ b/qa/admin/package-lists/CentOS+Stream8+x86_64
@@ -99,6 +99,7 @@ python3-libs
 python3-libvirt
 python3-lxml
 python3-openpyxl
+python3-pip
 python3-pillow
 python3-prometheus_client
 python3-psycopg2
diff --git a/qa/admin/package-lists/CentOS+Stream9+x86_64 b/qa/admin/package-lists/CentOS+Stream9+x86_64
index 0bb261dc1ea..40aee62b9d8 100644
--- a/qa/admin/package-lists/CentOS+Stream9+x86_64
+++ b/qa/admin/package-lists/CentOS+Stream9+x86_64
@@ -104,6 +104,7 @@ python3-libs
 python3-libvirt
 python3-lxml
 python3-openpyxl
+python3-pip
 python3-pillow
 python3-prometheus_client
 python3-psycopg2
diff --git a/qa/admin/package-lists/Debian+11+i686 b/qa/admin/package-lists/Debian+11+i686
index 22d6e7d78ed..609cf5c6d4f 100644
--- a/qa/admin/package-lists/Debian+11+i686
+++ b/qa/admin/package-lists/Debian+11+i686
@@ -107,6 +107,7 @@ python3-elasticsearch
 python3-libvirt
 python3-lxml
 python3-openpyxl
+python3-pip
 python3-pil
 python3-prometheus-client
 python3-psycopg2
diff --git a/qa/admin/package-lists/Debian+11+x86_64 b/qa/admin/package-lists/Debian+11+x86_64
index 09c84659774..4a6f86fe664 100644
--- a/qa/admin/package-lists/Debian+11+x86_64
+++ b/qa/admin/package-lists/Debian+11+x86_64
@@ -112,6 +112,7 @@ python3-elasticsearch
 python3-libvirt
 python3-lxml
 python3-openpyxl
+python3-pip
 python3-pil
 python3-prometheus-client
 python3-psycopg2
diff --git a/qa/admin/package-lists/Debian+12+aarch64 b/qa/admin/package-lists/Debian+12+aarch64
index 723e2e6520b..f7d5642f33c 100644
--- a/qa/admin/package-lists/Debian+12+aarch64
+++ b/qa/admin/package-lists/Debian+12+aarch64
@@ -112,6 +112,7 @@ python3-libvirt
 python3-lxml
 python3-minimal
 python3-openpyxl
+python3-pip
 python3-pil
 python3-prometheus-client
 python3-psycopg2
diff --git a/qa/admin/package-lists/Debian+12+i686 b/qa/admin/package-lists/Debian+12+i686
index 785cc600ac6..cf12e6474d2 100644
--- a/qa/admin/package-lists/Debian+12+i686
+++ b/qa/admin/package-lists/Debian+12+i686
@@ -113,6 +113,7 @@ python3-libvirt
 python3-lxml
 python3-minimal
 python3-openpyxl
+python3-pip
 python3-pandas
 python3-pil
 python3-prometheus-client
diff --git a/qa/admin/package-lists/Debian+12+x86_64 b/qa/admin/package-lists/Debian+12+x86_64
index 1e0c3083653..d5071dd00e6 100644
--- a/qa/admin/package-lists/Debian+12+x86_64
+++ b/qa/admin/package-lists/Debian+12+x86_64
@@ -118,6 +118,7 @@ python3-libvirt
 python3-lxml
 python3-minimal
 python3-openpyxl
+python3-pip
 python3-pandas
 python3-pil
 python3-prometheus-client
diff --git a/qa/admin/package-lists/Debian+13+i686 b/qa/admin/package-lists/Debian+13+i686
index 8c2d252900c..e065ee72031 100644
--- a/qa/admin/package-lists/Debian+13+i686
+++ b/qa/admin/package-lists/Debian+13+i686
@@ -119,6 +119,7 @@ python3-elasticsearch
 python3-libvirt
 python3-lxml
 python3-openpyxl
+python3-pip
 python3-pandas
 python3-pil
 python3-prometheus-client
diff --git a/qa/admin/package-lists/Debian+13+x86_64 b/qa/admin/package-lists/Debian+13+x86_64
index 19aca6f48a6..30d1aa630c6 100644
--- a/qa/admin/package-lists/Debian+13+x86_64
+++ b/qa/admin/package-lists/Debian+13+x86_64
@@ -116,6 +116,7 @@ python3-elasticsearch
 python3-libvirt
 python3-lxml
 python3-openpyxl
+python3-pip
 python3-pil
 python3-prometheus-client
 python3-psycopg2
diff --git a/qa/admin/package-lists/Ubuntu+18.04+i686 b/qa/admin/package-lists/Ubuntu+18.04+i686
index 31baaa95c54..4b9c3e9589c 100644
--- a/qa/admin/package-lists/Ubuntu+18.04+i686
+++ b/qa/admin/package-lists/Ubuntu+18.04+i686
@@ -107,6 +107,7 @@ python3-elasticsearch
 python3-libvirt
 python3-lxml
 python3-openpyxl
+python3-pip
 python3-pil
 python3-prometheus-client
 python3-psycopg2
diff --git a/qa/admin/package-lists/Ubuntu+18.04+x86_64 b/qa/admin/package-lists/Ubuntu+18.04+x86_64
index 4a01849ad22..96073aa07a7 100644
--- a/qa/admin/package-lists/Ubuntu+18.04+x86_64
+++ b/qa/admin/package-lists/Ubuntu+18.04+x86_64
@@ -108,6 +108,7 @@ python3-elasticsearch
 python3-libvirt
 python3-lxml
 python3-openpyxl
+python3-pip
 python3-pil
 python3-prometheus-client
 python3-psycopg2
diff --git a/qa/admin/package-lists/Ubuntu+20.04+x86_64 b/qa/admin/package-lists/Ubuntu+20.04+x86_64
index f030fc825c8..8004e2bfd5c 100644
--- a/qa/admin/package-lists/Ubuntu+20.04+x86_64
+++ b/qa/admin/package-lists/Ubuntu+20.04+x86_64
@@ -115,6 +115,7 @@ python3-libvirt
 python3-lxml
 python3-minimal
 python3-openpyxl
+python3-pip
 python3-pandas
 python3-pil
 python3-prometheus-client
diff --git a/qa/admin/package-lists/Ubuntu+22.04+x86_64 b/qa/admin/package-lists/Ubuntu+22.04+x86_64
index d0403303a18..7855a4f3a8f 100644
--- a/qa/admin/package-lists/Ubuntu+22.04+x86_64
+++ b/qa/admin/package-lists/Ubuntu+22.04+x86_64
@@ -116,6 +116,7 @@ python3-libvirt
 python3-lxml
 python3-minimal
 python3-openpyxl
+python3-pip
 python3-pil
 python3-prometheus-client
 python3-psycopg2
diff --git a/qa/admin/package-lists/Ubuntu+24.04+x86_64 b/qa/admin/package-lists/Ubuntu+24.04+x86_64
index d99343e9c59..0da5f1382e0 100644
--- a/qa/admin/package-lists/Ubuntu+24.04+x86_64
+++ b/qa/admin/package-lists/Ubuntu+24.04+x86_64
@@ -118,6 +118,7 @@ python3-libvirt
 python3-lxml
 python3-minimal
 python3-openpyxl
+python3-pip
 python3-pandas
 python3-pil
 python3-prometheus-client
diff --git a/src/python/GNUmakefile b/src/python/GNUmakefile
index a78ebcc4318..595e8c8a19b 100644
--- a/src/python/GNUmakefile
+++ b/src/python/GNUmakefile
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ build_python3: $(SETUP_PY) $(CFILES)
 	touch build_python3
 
 install_python3: build_python3
-	export $(ENV); $(PYTHON3) $(SETUP_PY) install $(PY3_INSTALL_OPTS)
+	export $(ENV); $(PYTHON3) -m pip install --no-build-isolation --root="$${DIST_ROOT:-/}" --prefix=$(PYTHON_PREFIX) --record=$(TOPDIR)/python3-pcp.list .
 	export $(ENV); $(PYTHON3_INSTALL)
 else
 build_python3:
diff --git a/src/python/setup.py b/src/python/setup.py
index 0f9def6cf27..12f3cf33427 100644
--- a/src/python/setup.py
+++ b/src/python/setup.py
@@ -19,8 +19,6 @@
 
 # New way, modern setup mechanisms for pypi
 from setuptools import setup, find_packages, Extension
-# To use a consistent encoding
-from codecs import open
 from os import path
 
 # Get the long description from the README file