[Python] Importing python modules works in command line but not in the python 3.8 shell

I'm having a problem with importing modules in python. When I run my program in the command line it works perfectly fine. However, when I try to run the same program in the python shell I am prompted with the following error:

ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'matplotlib'

I already successfully installed matplotlib using 'python -m pip install matplotlib'. I've read this can happen when you have two different versions of python installed; however, I don't. I've uninstalled and reinstalled python and I still am having the same issue. I've also uninstalled and reinstalled matplotlib using pip.

I believe my problem is the module paths that python uses to search for imported modules are different between the two.

When I use the 'print(sys.path)' command in the python shell and the command line I get two different outputs.

Any help would be greatly appreciated!!!

The file different system paths between the python shell and the command line

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