Index: pip-24.2/src/pip/_internal/cli/req_command.py
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--- pip-24.2.orig/src/pip/_internal/cli/req_command.py
+++ pip-24.2/src/pip/_internal/cli/req_command.py
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ from pip._internal.cli import cmdoptions
 from pip._internal.cli.index_command import IndexGroupCommand
 from pip._internal.cli.index_command import SessionCommandMixin as SessionCommandMixin
 from pip._internal.exceptions import CommandError, PreviousBuildDirError
-from pip._internal.index.collector import LinkCollector
 from pip._internal.index.package_finder import PackageFinder
 from pip._internal.models.selection_prefs import SelectionPreferences
 from pip._internal.models.target_python import TargetPython
@@ -313,6 +312,7 @@ class RequirementCommand(IndexGroupComma
         :param ignore_requires_python: Whether to ignore incompatible
             "Requires-Python" values in links. Defaults to False.
         """
+        from pip._internal.index.collector import LinkCollector
         link_collector = LinkCollector.create(session, options=options)
         selection_prefs = SelectionPreferences(
             allow_yanked=True,