Set dist_name to UNKNOWN when empty outside venv

uranusjr · uranusjr · commit e7b1722efeaf · 2021-04-25T07:08:52.000+08:00
For compatibility with distutils. This is only done when pip is not
inside a virtual environment due to a quirk in pip's previous
implementation to the header path.
diff --git a/news/9838.bugfix.rst b/news/9838.bugfix.rst
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Fix compatibility between distutils and sysconfig when the project name is unknown outside of a virtual environment.
diff --git a/src/pip/_internal/locations/_sysconfig.py b/src/pip/_internal/locations/_sysconfig.py
@@ -128,13 +128,16 @@ def get_scheme(
     paths = sysconfig.get_paths(scheme=scheme_name, vars=variables)
 
     # Pip historically uses a special header path in virtual environments.
+    # Logic here is very arbitrary, we're doing it for compatibility, don't ask.
     if running_under_virtualenv():
         if user:
             base = variables.get("userbase", sys.prefix)
         else:
             base = variables.get("base", sys.prefix)
         python_xy = f"python{get_major_minor_version()}"
         paths["include"] = os.path.join(base, "include", "site", python_xy)
+    elif not dist_name:
+        dist_name = "UNKNOWN"
 
     scheme = Scheme(
         platlib=paths["platlib"],

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