Index: pip-24.2/src/pip/_vendor/requests/adapters.py
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--- pip-24.2.orig/src/pip/_vendor/requests/adapters.py
+++ pip-24.2/src/pip/_vendor/requests/adapters.py
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ try:
     _preloaded_ssl_context.load_verify_locations(
         extract_zipped_paths(DEFAULT_CA_BUNDLE_PATH)
     )
-except ImportError:
+except (ImportError, FileNotFoundError):
     # Bypass default SSLContext creation when Python
     # interpreter isn't built with the ssl module.
     _preloaded_ssl_context = None