Add wheel support to InstallRequirement.get_dist

src/pip/_internal/req/req_install.py

@@ -25,7 +25,9 @@
     BaseDistribution,
     get_default_environment,
     get_directory_distribution,
+    get_wheel_distribution,
 )
+from pip._internal.metadata.base import FilesystemWheel
 from pip._internal.models.link import Link
 from pip._internal.operations.build.metadata import generate_metadata
 from pip._internal.operations.build.metadata_editable import generate_editable_metadata
@@ -547,7 +549,15 @@ def metadata(self) -> Any:
         return self._metadata
 
     def get_dist(self) -> BaseDistribution:
-        return get_directory_distribution(self.metadata_directory)
+        if self.metadata_directory:
+            return get_directory_distribution(self.metadata_directory)
+        elif self.local_file_path and self.is_wheel:
+            return get_wheel_distribution(
+                FilesystemWheel(self.local_file_path), canonicalize_name(self.name)
+            )
+        raise AssertionError(
+            "No metadata directory and no wheel: can't make a distribution."
+        )
 
     def assert_source_matches_version(self) -> None:
         assert self.source_dir