Set project name to UNKNOWN when empty

For compatibility with distutils
pypa · Apr 24, 2021 · a5ded57 · a5ded57
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diff --git a/news/9838.bugfix.rst b/news/9838.bugfix.rst
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+Fix compatibility between distutils and sysconfig when the project name is unknown.
diff --git a/src/pip/_internal/locations/_sysconfig.py b/src/pip/_internal/locations/_sysconfig.py
@@ -136,6 +136,9 @@ def get_scheme(
         python_xy = f"python{get_major_minor_version()}"
         paths["include"] = os.path.join(base, "include", "site", python_xy)
 
+    if dist_name is None:
+        dist_name = "UNKNOWN"
+
     scheme = Scheme(
         platlib=paths["platlib"],
         purelib=paths["purelib"],