Detect paths not to uninstall from via sysconfig's rpm_prefix install scheme

python-pip.spec

@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 
 Name:           python-%{srcname}
 Version:        %{base_version}%{?prerel:~%{prerel}}
-Release:        2%{?dist}
+Release:        3%{?dist}
 Summary:        A tool for installing and managing Python packages
 
 # We bundle a lot of libraries with pip, which itself is under MIT license.
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ BuildRequires:  python-wheel-wheel
 # Prevent removing of the system packages installed under /usr/lib
 # when pip install -U is executed.
 # https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1550368#c24
+# Could be replaced with https://www.python.org/dev/peps/pep-0668/
 Patch3:         remove-existing-dist-only-if-path-conflicts.patch
 
 # Use the system level root certificate instead of the one bundled in certifi
@@ -203,6 +204,12 @@ Recommends:     python%{python3_pkgversion}-setuptools
 Provides:       pip = %{version}-%{release}
 Conflicts:      python-pip < %{version}-%{release}
 
+# The python3.10 version that added the rpm_prefix sysconfig install scheme
+# This pip can also function with the previous version,
+# but it would remove RPM-installed packages during sudo pip install --upgrade.
+Requires:       python3-libs >= 3.10.0-2
+
+
 %{crypt_compat_recommends 3}
 
 %description -n python%{python3_pkgversion}-%{srcname}
@@ -391,6 +398,9 @@ pytest_k='not completion and
 %{python_wheeldir}/%{python_wheelname}
 
 %changelog
+* Thu Sep 23 2021 Miro Hrončok <mhroncok@redhat.com> - 21.2.3-3
+- Detect paths not to uninstall from via sysconfig's rpm_prefix install scheme
+
 * Mon Aug 16 2021 Miro Hrončok <mhroncok@redhat.com> - 21.2.3-2
 - Fix broken uninstallation by a bogus downstream patch