[Python] pip installs crewai-tools successfully, but package is empty and "help(crewai_tools)"...

I am setting up a new Python project on Windows and am running into a strange issue. I need to use the crewai-tools library, but my Python environment can't seem to see its contents.

My Environment:

• OS: Windows
• Python Version: 3.13

Steps I have taken:

1. I ran python -m pip install --upgrade crewai crewai-tools google-generativeai langchain-google-genai. The installation completes and says "Successfully installed..."
2. To verify the installation, I run the command python -c "import crewai_tools; help(crewai_tools)" in my terminal.

The Problem: The expected output is a help page listing the contents of the package (like FileReadTool, etc.). Instead, the actual output shows that PACKAGE CONTENTS is blank:

Help on package crewai_tools:
NAME
crewai_tools
PACKAGE CONTENTS
FILE
c:\users\nam\appdata\local\programs\python\python313\lib\site-packages\crewai_tools\__init__.py


This causes an ImportError when I try to import any tool from the library in my code.

Why would a successful pip installation result in an empty package? What can I do to diagnose and fix this? Thank you!

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