Make python-pip-wheel compatible with Python 3.12.0a2+

Avoid importing distutils globally, backported from pip 22.3.

python-pip.spec

@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 
 Name:           python-%{srcname}
 Version:        %{base_version}%{?prerel:~%{prerel}}
-Release:        3%{?dist}
+Release:        4%{?dist}
 Summary:        A tool for installing and managing Python packages
 
 # We bundle a lot of libraries with pip, which itself is under MIT license.
@@ -86,6 +86,15 @@ Patch5:         nowarn-pip._internal.main.patch
 # Upstream issue: https://github.com/pypa/packaging/issues/368
 Patch6:         no-version-warning.patch
 
+# Avoid importing distutils globally
+# This is needed to make the pip wheel usable with Python 3.12+
+# Backported from pip 22.3
+# https://github.com/pypa/pip/commit/0e06452530
+# https://github.com/pypa/pip/commit/db47515958
+# https://github.com/pypa/pip/commit/c520ccf75d
+# https://github.com/pypa/pip/commit/8cbb89b6cc
+Patch7:         avoid-importing-distutils-globally.patch
+
 # Downstream only patch
 # Users might have local installations of pip from using
 # `pip install --user --upgrade pip` on older/newer versions.
@@ -400,6 +409,9 @@ pytest_k='not completion and
 %{python_wheel_dir}/%{python_wheel_name}
 
 %changelog
+* Wed Nov 16 2022 Miro Hrončok <mhroncok@redhat.com> - 21.3.1-4
+- Make python-pip-wheel compatible with Python 3.12.0a2+
+
 * Tue Sep 06 2022 Miro Hrončok <mhroncok@redhat.com> - 21.3.1-3
 - No longer use the rpm_install prefix to determine RPM-installed packages
 - Related: rhbz#2026979