Doesnt see rpi-gpio library although already installed

[PGtheVRguy]

As title explains, I have integrated the example code into a project, installed the library correctly, but everytime the project is run it errors out at the import line with the library recommending I run pip install rpi-gpio, although I already have it installed. Then, when ran I get told the requirement is already met.

(luma-env) pi@watch:~ $ python3 applications/test/main.py 
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/home/pi/luma-env/lib/python3.11/site-packages/rotary_encoder/_rotary_encoder.py", line 17, in <module>
    import rotary_encoder_gpio_core as gpio  # type: ignore
    ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "/home/pi/luma-env/lib/python3.11/site-packages/rotary_encoder_gpio_core/__init__.py", line 23, in <module>
    from rotary_encoder_gpio_core._gpio import *
ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'rotary_encoder_gpio_core._gpio'

The above exception was the direct cause of the following exception:

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/home/pi/applications/test/main.py", line 2, in <module>
    import rotary_encoder
  File "/home/pi/luma-env/lib/python3.11/site-packages/rotary_encoder/__init__.py", line 1, in <module>
    from rotary_encoder._rotary_encoder import connect, CallbackHandling
  File "/home/pi/luma-env/lib/python3.11/site-packages/rotary_encoder/_rotary_encoder.py", line 19, in <module>
    raise MissingGPIOLibraryError(
rotary_encoder._rotary_encoder.MissingGPIOLibraryError: Could not import RPi.GPIO. If this code is running on a raspberry pi, make sure that the rpi-gpio library is installed. You may install it by running `pip install rpi-gpio`.
(luma-env) pi@watch:~ $ 

Here is the actual code of the project

from PIL import Image, ImageDraw, ImageFont
import rotary_encoder
import RPi.GPIO as GPIO
import sys
import os
import subprocess
import time

sys.path.insert(1, '/home/pi/')
import render
from functions import buttonHandler, mathClass, drawClass
import constants as c


image = Image.new("1", (128,64))
draw = ImageDraw.Draw(image)
fnt5x8 = ImageFont.truetype('fonts/5x8.ttf')

draw.rectangle((0,0, 128, 64), fill = "black")
drawClass.draw_text((128/2, 32), "Test app!", fnt5x8, draw, "center")
time.sleep(1)

counter = 0

def increment():
    global counter
    counter += 1
    print(counter)


def decrement():
    global counter
    counter -= 1
    print(counter)


def press():
    print("PRESS")


def release():
    print("RELEASE")




with rotary_encoder.connect(
    clk_pin=20,                           # required
    dt_pin=21,                            # required
    on_clockwise_turn=increment,          # optional
    on_counter_clockwise_turn=decrement,  # optional
):
    draw.rectangle((0,0, 128, 64), fill = "black")

    drawClass.draw_text((128/2, 32), counter, fnt5x8, draw, "center")

    render.render_image(image)

the draw_text, render_image, and other function are apart of an OLED display system