Mar 24, 2026 · Mar 24, 2026
diff --git a/Lib/ensurepip/__init__.py b/Lib/ensurepip/__init__.py
 # policies recommend against bundling dependencies. For example, Fedora
 # installs wheel packages in the /usr/share/python-wheels/ directory and don't
 # install the ensurepip._bundled package.
 if (_pkg_dir := sysconfig.get_config_var('WHEEL_PKG_DIR')) is not None:
 _pkg_dir = sysconfig.get_config_var('WHEEL_PKG_DIR')
 if _pkg_dir:
    _WHEEL_PKG_DIR = Path(_pkg_dir).resolve()
 else:
    _WHEEL_PKG_DIR = None
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_ensurepip.py b/Lib/test/test_ensurepip.py
 import unittest
 import unittest.mock
 from pathlib import Path
 from test.support import import_helper

 import ensurepip
 import ensurepip._uninstall
            # when the bundled pip wheel is used, we get _PIP_VERSION
            self.assertEqual(ensurepip._PIP_VERSION, ensurepip.version())

    def test_wheel_pkg_dir_none(self):
        # GH#146310: empty or None WHEEL_PKG_DIR should not search CWD
        for value in ('', None):
            with unittest.mock.patch('sysconfig.get_config_var',
                                     return_value=value) as get_config_var:
                module = import_helper.import_fresh_module('ensurepip')
                self.assertIsNone(module._WHEEL_PKG_DIR)
                get_config_var.assert_called_once_with('WHEEL_PKG_DIR')

    def test_selected_wheel_path_no_dir(self):
        pip_filename = f'pip-{ensurepip._PIP_VERSION}-py3-none-any.whl'
        with unittest.mock.patch.object(ensurepip, '_WHEEL_PKG_DIR', None):
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2026-03-24-03-49-50.gh-issue-146310.WhlDir.rst b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2026-03-24-03-49-50.gh-issue-146310.WhlDir.rst
 The :mod:`ensurepip` module no longer looks for ``pip-*.whl`` wheel packages
 in the current directory.
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		# policies recommend against bundling dependencies. For example, Fedora
		# installs wheel packages in the /usr/share/python-wheels/ directory and don't
		# install the ensurepip._bundled package.
		if (_pkg_dir := sysconfig.get_config_var('WHEEL_PKG_DIR')) is not None:
		_pkg_dir = sysconfig.get_config_var('WHEEL_PKG_DIR')
		if _pkg_dir:
		_WHEEL_PKG_DIR = Path(_pkg_dir).resolve()
		else:
		_WHEEL_PKG_DIR = None
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		import unittest
		import unittest.mock
		from pathlib import Path
		from test.support import import_helper

		import ensurepip
		import ensurepip._uninstall
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		# when the bundled pip wheel is used, we get _PIP_VERSION
		self.assertEqual(ensurepip._PIP_VERSION, ensurepip.version())

		def test_wheel_pkg_dir_none(self):
		# GH#146310: empty or None WHEEL_PKG_DIR should not search CWD
		for value in ('', None):
		with unittest.mock.patch('sysconfig.get_config_var',
		return_value=value) as get_config_var:
		module = import_helper.import_fresh_module('ensurepip')
		self.assertIsNone(module._WHEEL_PKG_DIR)
		get_config_var.assert_called_once_with('WHEEL_PKG_DIR')

		def test_selected_wheel_path_no_dir(self):
		pip_filename = f'pip-{ensurepip._PIP_VERSION}-py3-none-any.whl'
		with unittest.mock.patch.object(ensurepip, '_WHEEL_PKG_DIR', None):
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		The :mod:`ensurepip` module no longer looks for ``pip-*.whl`` wheel packages
		in the current directory.