scipy looks like it installs, but does not

[Skaperen]

Output:
lt1a/root/2 /root 22# time logcmd -s install-scipy pip install --upgrade --cache-dir /var/lib/pip-cache scipy
Script started, file is ./20231231-231415-980183-install-scipy.log
23:14:15 [980188] EXECUTING: 'pip' 'install' '--upgrade' '--cache-dir' '/var/lib/pip-cache' 'scipy'
Requirement already satisfied: scipy in /usr/local/lib/python3.8/dist-packages (1.10.1)
Requirement already satisfied: numpy<1.27.0,>=1.19.5 in /usr/local/lib/python3.8/dist-packages (from scipy) (1.24.4)
WARNING: Running pip as the 'root' user can result in broken permissions and conflicting behaviour with the system package manager. It is recommended to use a virtual environment instead: https://pip.pypa.io/warnings/venv
[[ 0m1s real 1.388 - user 0.727 - sys 0.069 - 57.34% ]]
23:14:16 [980188] FINISHED - status = 0
Script done, file is ./20231231-231415-980183-install-scipy.log
[[ 0m2s real 2.423 - user 0.738 - sys 0.070 - 33.36% ]]
lt1a/root/2 /root 23# py3
Python 3.8.10 (default, Nov 22 2023, 10:22:35) 
[GCC 9.4.0] on linux
Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.
>>> import scipy
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "<stdin>", line 1, in <module>
ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'scipy'
>>> 
lt1a/root/2 /root 24#

any ideas what is goofed?