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pypa · Sep 3, 2023 · b69c817 · b69c817
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diff --git a/news/12257.feature.rst b/news/12257.feature.rst
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+Store HTTP caching headers in ``~/.cache/pip/fetch-resolve`` to reduce bandwidth usage when ``--use-feature=metadata-cache`` is enabled.
diff --git a/src/pip/_internal/cli/req_command.py b/src/pip/_internal/cli/req_command.py
@@ -506,7 +506,7 @@ def _build_package_finder(
             ignore_requires_python=ignore_requires_python,
         )
 
-        if options.cache_dir:
+        if bool(options.cache_dir) and ("metadata-cache" in options.features_enabled):
             fetch_resolve_cache = FetchResolveCache(options.cache_dir)
         else:
             fetch_resolve_cache = None
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		Store HTTP caching headers in ``~/.cache/pip/fetch-resolve`` to reduce bandwidth usage when ``--use-feature=metadata-cache`` is enabled.