Added function to ping a host

Lib/site-packages/pip/_internal/operations/build/wheel_editable.py

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+import logging
+import os
+from typing import Optional
+
+from pip._vendor.pyproject_hooks import BuildBackendHookCaller, HookMissing
+
+from pip._internal.utils.subprocess import runner_with_spinner_message
+
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+
+def build_wheel_editable(
+    name: str,
+    backend: BuildBackendHookCaller,
+    metadata_directory: str,
+    tempd: str,
+) -> Optional[str]:
+    """Build one InstallRequirement using the PEP 660 build process.
+
+    Returns path to wheel if successfully built. Otherwise, returns None.
+    """
+    assert metadata_directory is not None
+    try:
+        logger.debug("Destination directory: %s", tempd)
+
+        runner = runner_with_spinner_message(
+            f"Building editable for {name} (pyproject.toml)"
+        )
+        with backend.subprocess_runner(runner):
+            try:
+                wheel_name = backend.build_editable(
+                    tempd,
+                    metadata_directory=metadata_directory,
+                )
+            except HookMissing as e:
+                logger.error(
+                    "Cannot build editable %s because the build "
+                    "backend does not have the %s hook",
+                    name,
+                    e,
+                )
+                return None
+    except Exception:
+        logger.error("Failed building editable for %s", name)
+        return None
+    return os.path.join(tempd, wheel_name)