Inpython/importlib_metadata#455, users reported issues with importlib metadata attempting to resolve the paths for packages installed outside the system site packages. This issue applies to importlib.metadata as well.

Linked PRs

• gh-120910: Fix issue resolving relative paths outside site-packages. #120911
• [3.13] gh-120910: Fix issue resolving relative paths outside site-packages. (GH-120911) #120917
• [3.12] gh-120910: Fix issue resolving relative paths outside site-packages. (GH-120911) #120918