[Python] Can't run Python 3, io.py gives a AttributeError on Windows 10

I tried to run Python3 on my Windows but it gives me a AttributeError from io.py.

I have tried both the Windows Store version and Download from https://www.python.org/downloads/

When I try to run python3 or py in PowerShell 7.2.6 terminal I get

PS>python3
>Fatal Python error: init_sys_streams: can't initialize sys standard streams
Python runtime state: core initialized
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "C:\Program\Files\WindowsApps\PythonSoftwareFoundation.Python.3.10_3.10.1776.0_x64__qbz5n2kfra8p0\lib\io.py", line 87, in <module>
AttributeError: module 'abc' has no attribute 'ABCMeta'


or

PS>py
>Fatal Python error: init_sys_streams: can't initialize sys standard streams
Python runtime state: core initialized
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python310\lib\io.py", line 87, in <module>
AttributeError: module 'abc' has no attribute 'ABCMeta'


With troubleshooting I have tried a few things

1. To reinstall both from the Windows Store and the Download from https://www.python.org/downloads/, but it doesn't seem to resolve the problem.
2. Only run the store version or the download from the website.
3. I have tried to troubleshoot on the internet, but I don't see anything when it comes to running Python alone. And usually comes down to naming Python scripts which I don't want to run specificly.
4. I thought it could be a systen PATH problem in Windows, but that seems to be not the case as it still didnt work after I changed the path to "C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python310" and "C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python310\Scripts".

And the problem seems to come from the io.py which can't see the attribute ABCMeta from the module abc.

How can I solve this problem?

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