My system Python version is 3.8.5, however I use pyenv to manage an additional version, 3.6.0, to mirror the server version my project is deployed to. I previously used virtualenv + virtualenvwrapper to manage my virtual environments, but I've heard great things on pipenv and thought I would give it a go. It's all great until I try using Python 3.6.0. Flow goes something like this:
$ mkdir test_project && cd test_project
$ pyenv shell 3.6.0
$ pipenv install django
Creating a virtualenv for this project…
Pipfile: /home/user/projects/test_project/Pipfile
Using /home/user/.pyenv/shims/python (3.6.0) to create virtualenv…
⠸ Creating virtual environment...created virtual environment CPython3.8.5.final.0-64 in 130ms
creator CPython3Posix(dest=/home/user/.local/share/virtualenvs/test_project-eAvoynKo-/home/user, clear=False, global=False)
seeder FromAppData(download=False, pip=bundle, setuptools=bundle, wheel=bundle, via=copy, app_data_dir=/home/user/.local/share/virtualenv)
added seed packages: pip==20.2.3, setuptools==50.3.0, wheel==0.35.1
activators BashActivator,CShellActivator,FishActivator,PowerShellActivator,PythonActivator,XonshActivator
✔ Successfully created virtual environment!
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/home/user/.pyenv/versions/3.6.0/bin/pipenv", line 11, in <module>
sys.exit(cli())
File "/home/user/.pyenv/versions/3.6.0/lib/python3.6/site-packages/pipenv/vendor/click/core.py", line 829, in __call__
return self.main(*args, **kwargs)
File "/home/user/.pyenv/versions/3.6.0/lib/python3.6/site-packages/pipenv/vendor/click/core.py", line 782, in main
rv = self.invoke(ctx)
File "/home/user/.pyenv/versions/3.6.0/lib/python3.6/site-packages/pipenv/vendor/click/core.py", line 1259, in invoke
return _process_result(sub_ctx.command.invoke(sub_ctx))
File "/home/user/.pyenv/versions/3.6.0/lib/python3.6/site-packages/pipenv/vendor/click/core.py", line 1066, in invoke
return ctx.invoke(self.callback, **ctx.params)
File "/home/user/.pyenv/versions/3.6.0/lib/python3.6/site-packages/pipenv/vendor/click/core.py", line 610, in invoke
return callback(*args, **kwargs)
File "/home/user/.pyenv/versions/3.6.0/lib/python3.6/site-packages/pipenv/vendor/click/decorators.py", line 73, in new_func
return ctx.invoke(f, obj, *args, **kwargs)
File "/home/user/.pyenv/versions/3.6.0/lib/python3.6/site-packages/pipenv/vendor/click/core.py", line 610, in invoke
return callback(*args, **kwargs)
File "/home/user/.pyenv/versions/3.6.0/lib/python3.6/site-packages/pipenv/vendor/click/decorators.py", line 21, in new_func
return f(get_current_context(), *args, **kwargs)
File "/home/user/.pyenv/versions/3.6.0/lib/python3.6/site-packages/pipenv/cli/command.py", line 252, in install
site_packages=state.site_packages
File "/home/user/.pyenv/versions/3.6.0/lib/python3.6/site-packages/pipenv/core.py", line 1928, in do_install
site_packages=site_packages,
File "/home/user/.pyenv/versions/3.6.0/lib/python3.6/site-packages/pipenv/core.py", line 580, in ensure_project
pypi_mirror=pypi_mirror,
File "/home/user/.pyenv/versions/3.6.0/lib/python3.6/site-packages/pipenv/core.py", line 512, in ensure_virtualenv
python=python, site_packages=site_packages, pypi_mirror=pypi_mirror
File "/home/user/.pyenv/versions/3.6.0/lib/python3.6/site-packages/pipenv/core.py", line 986, in do_create_virtualenv
with open(project_file_name, "w") as f:
FileNotFoundError: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/home/user/.local/share/virtualenvs/test_project-eAvoynKo-/home/user/.pyenv/shims/python/.project'
I came across this previous question Pipenv not recognizing Pyenv version? and set the environment variable PIPENV_PYTHON="$PYENV_ROOT/shims/python in my .bashrc file. to no avail.
Using the system Python version 3.8.5 works flawlessly:
$ pyenv install django
Creating a virtualenv for this project…
Pipfile: /home/user/projects/test_project/Pipfile
Using /home/user/.pyenv/shims/python (3.8.5) to create virtualenv…
⠹ Creating virtual environment...created virtual environment CPython3.8.5.final.0-64 in 114ms
creator CPython3Posix(dest=/home/user/.local/share/virtualenvs/test_project-eAvoynKo-/home/user/.pyenv/shims/python, clear=False, global=False)
seeder FromAppData(download=False, pip=bundle, setuptools=bundle, wheel=bundle, via=copy, app_data_dir=/home/user/.local/share/virtualenv)
added seed packages: pip==20.2.2, setuptools==50.3.0, wheel==0.35.1
activators BashActivator,CShellActivator,FishActivator,PowerShellActivator,PythonActivator,XonshActivator
✔ Successfully created virtual environment!
Virtualenv location: /home/user/.local/share/virtualenvs/test_project-eAvoynKo-/home/user/.pyenv/shims/python
Creating a Pipfile for this project…
Installing django…
Adding django to Pipfile's [packages]…
✔ Installation Succeeded
Pipfile.lock not found, creating…
Locking [dev-packages] dependencies…
Locking [packages] dependencies…
Building requirements...
Resolving dependencies...
✔ Success!
Updated Pipfile.lock (a6086c)!
Installing dependencies from Pipfile.lock (a6086c)…
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To activate this project's virtualenv, run pipenv shell.
Alternatively, run a command inside the virtualenv with pipenv run.
While I still can't get it to recognize the python version activated with pyenv shell x.x.x, by removing the PIPENV_PYTHON environment variable, and creating a new virtualenv with pipenv install --python 3.6 pipenv does recognize the pyenv version installed.
pipenv doesn't respect pyenv local and pyenv global (reference)
maybe it also doesn't respect pyenv shell
I usually do what you did, specify the python like pipenv install --python 3.7