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21 changes: 21 additions & 0 deletions src/pip/_internal/metadata/importlib/_envs.py
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Expand Up @@ -73,6 +73,27 @@ def _find_impl(self, location: str) -> Iterator[FoundResult]:
continue
if name in self._found_names:
continue

# Skip .egg-info directories that are build metadata rather than
# installed packages. Build metadata lacks installation records
# (installed-files.txt or RECORD) and will cause uninstall to fail.
# This happens when running pip from a directory containing .egg-info
# created by 'pip install .'
# See: https://github.com/pypa/pip/issues/13459
if info_location is not None and str(info_location).endswith(".egg-info"):
if isinstance(info_location, pathlib.Path):
has_installed_files = (
info_location / "installed-files.txt"
).exists()
has_record = (info_location / "RECORD").exists()
if not has_installed_files and not has_record:
logger.debug(
"Skipping %s as it appears to be build metadata "
"(no installation records found)",
info_location,
)
continue

self._found_names.add(name)
yield dist, info_location

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