Pipenv: Pipenv fails to create python 2 environment in WSL

[rajashekar-reddy]

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Issue description

Not able to create python 2.7 environment using pipenv in WSL.

raj@Home:~/test$ pipenv --python 2.7
['Traceback (most recent call last):\n', '  File "/home/linuxbrew/.linuxbrew/lib/python2.7/site-packages/pipenv/vendor/vistir/contextmanagers.py", line 150, in spinner\n    yield _spinner\n', '  File "/home/linuxbrew/.linuxbrew/lib/python2.7/site-packages/pipenv/vendor/vistir/misc.py", line 314, in run\n    write_to_stdout=True\n', '  File "/home/linuxbrew/.linuxbrew/lib/python2.7/site-packages/pipenv/vendor/vistir/misc.py", line 162, in _create_subprocess\n    sys.stderr.write("Error %s while executing command %s", exc, " ".join(cmd._parts))\n', 'TypeError: function takes exactly 1 argument (3 given)\n']
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/home/linuxbrew/.linuxbrew/bin/pipenv", line 8, in <module>
    sys.exit(cli())
  File "/home/linuxbrew/.linuxbrew/lib/python2.7/site-packages/pipenv/vendor/click/core.py", line 764, in __call__
    return self.main(*args, **kwargs)
  File "/home/linuxbrew/.linuxbrew/lib/python2.7/site-packages/pipenv/vendor/click/core.py", line 717, in main
    rv = self.invoke(ctx)
  File "/home/linuxbrew/.linuxbrew/lib/python2.7/site-packages/pipenv/vendor/click/core.py", line 1114, in invoke
    return Command.invoke(self, ctx)
  File "/home/linuxbrew/.linuxbrew/lib/python2.7/site-packages/pipenv/vendor/click/core.py", line 956, in invoke
    return ctx.invoke(self.callback, **ctx.params)
  File "/home/linuxbrew/.linuxbrew/lib/python2.7/site-packages/pipenv/vendor/click/core.py", line 555, in invoke
    return callback(*args, **kwargs)
  File "/home/linuxbrew/.linuxbrew/lib/python2.7/site-packages/pipenv/vendor/click/decorators.py", line 64, in new_func
    return ctx.invoke(f, obj, *args, **kwargs)
  File "/home/linuxbrew/.linuxbrew/lib/python2.7/site-packages/pipenv/vendor/click/core.py", line 555, in invoke
    return callback(*args, **kwargs)
  File "/home/linuxbrew/.linuxbrew/lib/python2.7/site-packages/pipenv/vendor/click/decorators.py", line 17, in new_func
    return f(get_current_context(), *args, **kwargs)
  File "/home/linuxbrew/.linuxbrew/Cellar/python@2/2.7.17/lib/python2.7/site-packages/pipenv/cli/command.py", line 208, in cli
    clear=state.clear,
  File "/home/linuxbrew/.linuxbrew/Cellar/python@2/2.7.17/lib/python2.7/site-packages/pipenv/core.py", line 574, in ensure_project
    pypi_mirror=pypi_mirror,
  File "/home/linuxbrew/.linuxbrew/Cellar/python@2/2.7.17/lib/python2.7/site-packages/pipenv/core.py", line 494, in ensure_virtualenv
    python = ensure_python(three=three, python=python)
  File "/home/linuxbrew/.linuxbrew/Cellar/python@2/2.7.17/lib/python2.7/site-packages/pipenv/core.py", line 397, in ensure_python
    path_to_python = find_a_system_python(python)
  File "/home/linuxbrew/.linuxbrew/Cellar/python@2/2.7.17/lib/python2.7/site-packages/pipenv/core.py", line 360, in find_a_system_python
    python_entry = finder.find_python_version(line)
  File "/home/linuxbrew/.linuxbrew/Cellar/python@2/2.7.17/lib/python2.7/site-packages/pipenv/vendor/backports/functools_lru_cache.py", line 137, in wrapper
    result = user_function(*args, **kwds)
  File "/home/linuxbrew/.linuxbrew/Cellar/python@2/2.7.17/lib/python2.7/site-packages/pipenv/vendor/pythonfinder/pythonfinder.py", line 114, in find_python_version
    major=major, minor=minor, patch=patch, pre=pre, dev=dev, arch=arch, name=name
  File "/home/linuxbrew/.linuxbrew/Cellar/python@2/2.7.17/lib/python2.7/site-packages/pipenv/vendor/pythonfinder/models/path.py", line 396, in find_python_version
    ver = next(iter(self.get_pythons(sub_finder)), None)
  File "/home/linuxbrew/.linuxbrew/Cellar/python@2/2.7.17/lib/python2.7/site-packages/pipenv/vendor/pythonfinder/models/path.py", line 279, in get_pythons
    reverse=True
  File "/home/linuxbrew/.linuxbrew/Cellar/python@2/2.7.17/lib/python2.7/site-packages/pipenv/vendor/pythonfinder/models/path.py", line 277, in <genexpr>
    (p for p in self._filter_paths(finder) if p.is_python),
  File "/home/linuxbrew/.linuxbrew/Cellar/python@2/2.7.17/lib/python2.7/site-packages/pipenv/vendor/pythonfinder/models/path.py", line 264, in <genexpr>
    pth for pth in unnest(finder(p) for p in self.path_entries if p is not None)
  File "/home/linuxbrew/.linuxbrew/Cellar/python@2/2.7.17/lib/python2.7/site-packages/pipenv/vendor/pythonfinder/utils.py", line 251, in unnest
    for el in target:
  File "/home/linuxbrew/.linuxbrew/Cellar/python@2/2.7.17/lib/python2.7/site-packages/pipenv/vendor/pythonfinder/models/path.py", line 264, in <genexpr>
    pth for pth in unnest(finder(p) for p in self.path_entries if p is not None)
  File "/home/linuxbrew/.linuxbrew/Cellar/python@2/2.7.17/lib/python2.7/site-packages/pipenv/vendor/pythonfinder/models/mixins.py", line 121, in find_python_version
    for child in unnest(self.pythons.values())
  File "/home/linuxbrew/.linuxbrew/Cellar/python@2/2.7.17/lib/python2.7/site-packages/pipenv/vendor/pythonfinder/models/path.py", line 531, in pythons
    for path, entry in self.children.items():
  File "/home/linuxbrew/.linuxbrew/lib/python2.7/site-packages/pipenv/vendor/cached_property.py", line 35, in __get__
    value = obj.__dict__[self.func.__name__] = self.func(obj)
  File "/home/linuxbrew/.linuxbrew/Cellar/python@2/2.7.17/lib/python2.7/site-packages/pipenv/vendor/pythonfinder/models/path.py", line 501, in children
    for child_key, child_val in self._gen_children():
  File "/home/linuxbrew/.linuxbrew/Cellar/python@2/2.7.17/lib/python2.7/site-packages/pipenv/vendor/pythonfinder/models/path.py", line 493, in _gen_children
    entry = PathEntry.create(path=child, **pass_args)
  File "/home/linuxbrew/.linuxbrew/Cellar/python@2/2.7.17/lib/python2.7/site-packages/pipenv/vendor/pythonfinder/models/path.py", line 575, in create
    _new = cls(**creation_args)
  File "<attrs generated init 831bd1ca3699fe5f37069591d0f5fbdbbc85bebf>", line 16, in __init__
  File "/home/linuxbrew/.linuxbrew/Cellar/python@2/2.7.17/lib/python2.7/site-packages/pipenv/vendor/pythonfinder/models/path.py", line 518, in get_py_version
    py_version = PythonVersion.from_path(path=self, name=self.name)
  File "/home/linuxbrew/.linuxbrew/Cellar/python@2/2.7.17/lib/python2.7/site-packages/pipenv/vendor/pythonfinder/models/python.py", line 395, in from_path
    py_version = get_python_version(path.path.absolute().as_posix())
  File "/home/linuxbrew/.linuxbrew/lib/python2.7/site-packages/pipenv/vendor/backports/functools_lru_cache.py", line 137, in wrapper
    result = user_function(*args, **kwds)
  File "/home/linuxbrew/.linuxbrew/Cellar/python@2/2.7.17/lib/python2.7/site-packages/pipenv/vendor/pythonfinder/utils.py", line 68, in get_python_version
    combine_stderr=False, write_to_stdout=False)
  File "/home/linuxbrew/.linuxbrew/lib/python2.7/site-packages/pipenv/vendor/vistir/misc.py", line 314, in run
    write_to_stdout=True
  File "/home/linuxbrew/.linuxbrew/lib/python2.7/site-packages/pipenv/vendor/vistir/misc.py", line 162, in _create_subprocess
    sys.stderr.write("Error %s while executing command %s", exc, " ".join(cmd._parts))
TypeError: function takes exactly 1 argument (3 given)

Expected result

Environment should be created

Actual result

Environment creation failed.

Steps to replicate

Run pipenv environment creation command.

pipenv --python 2.7

---

Please run $ pipenv --support, and paste the results here. Don't put backticks (`) around it! The output already contains Markdown formatting.

$ pipenv --support

Pipenv version: '2018.11.26'

Pipenv location: '/home/linuxbrew/.linuxbrew/Cellar/python@2/2.7.17/lib/python2.7/site-packages/pipenv'

Python location: '/home/linuxbrew/.linuxbrew/Cellar/python@2/2.7.17/bin/python'

Python installations found:

['Traceback (most recent call last):\n', ' File "/home/linuxbrew/.linuxbrew/lib/python2.7/site-packages/pipenv/vendor/vistir/contextmanagers.py", line 150, in spinner\n yield _spinner\n', ' File "/home/linuxbrew/.linuxbrew/lib/python2.7/site-packages/pipenv/vendor/vistir/misc.py", line 314, in run\n write_to_stdout=True\n', ' File "/home/linuxbrew/.linuxbrew/lib/python2.7/site-packages/pipenv/vendor/vistir/misc.py", line 162, in _create_subprocess\n sys.stderr.write("Error %s while executing command %s", exc, " ".join(cmd._parts))\n', 'TypeError: function takes exactly 1 argument (3 given)\n']
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/home/linuxbrew/.linuxbrew/bin/pipenv", line 8, in
sys.exit(cli())
File "/home/linuxbrew/.linuxbrew/lib/python2.7/site-packages/pipenv/vendor/click/core.py", line 764, in __call__
return self.main(args, kwargs)
File "/home/linuxbrew/.linuxbrew/lib/python2.7/site-packages/pipenv/vendor/click/core.py", line 717, in main
rv = self.invoke(ctx)
File "/home/linuxbrew/.linuxbrew/lib/python2.7/site-packages/pipenv/vendor/click/core.py", line 1114, in invoke
return Command.invoke(self, ctx)
File "/home/linuxbrew/.linuxbrew/lib/python2.7/site-packages/pipenv/vendor/click/core.py", line 956, in invoke
return ctx.invoke(self.callback, *ctx.params)
File "/home/linuxbrew/.linuxbrew/lib/python2.7/site-packages/pipenv/vendor/click/core.py", line 555, in invoke
return callback(args, *kwargs)
File "/home/linuxbrew/.linuxbrew/lib/python2.7/site-packages/pipenv/vendor/click/decorators.py", line 64, in new_func
return ctx.invoke(f, obj, args, *kwargs)
File "/home/linuxbrew/.linuxbrew/lib/python2.7/site-packages/pipenv/vendor/click/core.py", line 555, in invoke
return callback(args, *kwargs)
File "/home/linuxbrew/.linuxbrew/lib/python2.7/site-packages/pipenv/vendor/click/decorators.py", line 17, in new_func
return f(get_current_context(), args, *kwargs)
File "/home/linuxbrew/.linuxbrew/Cellar/python@2/2.7.17/lib/python2.7/site-packages/pipenv/cli/command.py", line 146, in cli
get_pipenv_diagnostics()
File "/home/linuxbrew/.linuxbrew/Cellar/python@2/2.7.17/lib/python2.7/site-packages/pipenv/help.py", line 33, in get_pipenv_diagnostics
python_paths = finder.find_all_python_versions()
File "/home/linuxbrew/.linuxbrew/Cellar/python@2/2.7.17/lib/python2.7/site-packages/pipenv/vendor/backports/functools_lru_cache.py", line 137, in wrapper
result = user_function(args, *kwds)
File "/home/linuxbrew/.linuxbrew/Cellar/python@2/2.7.17/lib/python2.7/site-packages/pipenv/vendor/pythonfinder/pythonfinder.py", line 136, in find_all_python_versions
major=major, minor=minor, patch=patch, pre=pre, dev=dev, arch=arch, name=name
File "/home/linuxbrew/.linuxbrew/Cellar/python@2/2.7.17/lib/python2.7/site-packages/pipenv/vendor/pythonfinder/models/path.py", line 328, in find_all_python_versions
values = list(self.get_pythons(sub_finder))
File "/home/linuxbrew/.linuxbrew/Cellar/python@2/2.7.17/lib/python2.7/site-packages/pipenv/vendor/pythonfinder/models/path.py", line 279, in get_pythons
reverse=True
File "/home/linuxbrew/.linuxbrew/Cellar/python@2/2.7.17/lib/python2.7/site-packages/pipenv/vendor/pythonfinder/models/path.py", line 277, in
(p for p in self._filter_paths(finder) if p.is_python),
File "/home/linuxbrew/.linuxbrew/Cellar/python@2/2.7.17/lib/python2.7/site-packages/pipenv/vendor/pythonfinder/models/path.py", line 264, in
pth for pth in unnest(finder(p) for p in self.path_entries if p is not None)
File "/home/linuxbrew/.linuxbrew/Cellar/python@2/2.7.17/lib/python2.7/site-packages/pipenv/vendor/pythonfinder/utils.py", line 251, in unnest
for el in target:
File "/home/linuxbrew/.linuxbrew/Cellar/python@2/2.7.17/lib/python2.7/site-packages/pipenv/vendor/pythonfinder/models/path.py", line 264, in
pth for pth in unnest(finder(p) for p in self.path_entries if p is not None)
File "/home/linuxbrew/.linuxbrew/Cellar/python@2/2.7.17/lib/python2.7/site-packages/pipenv/vendor/pythonfinder/models/mixins.py", line 76, in find_all_python_versions
path_filter = filter(None, (sub_finder(p) for p in self.children.values()))
File "/home/linuxbrew/.linuxbrew/lib/python2.7/site-packages/pipenv/vendor/cached_property.py", line 35, in __get__
value = obj.__dict__[self.func.__name__] = self.func(obj)
File "/home/linuxbrew/.linuxbrew/Cellar/python@2/2.7.17/lib/python2.7/site-packages/pipenv/vendor/pythonfinder/models/path.py", line 501, in children
for child_key, child_val in self._gen_children():
File "/home/linuxbrew/.linuxbrew/Cellar/python@2/2.7.17/lib/python2.7/site-packages/pipenv/vendor/pythonfinder/models/path.py", line 493, in _gen_children
entry = PathEntry.create(path=child, *pass_args)
File "/home/linuxbrew/.linuxbrew/Cellar/python@2/2.7.17/lib/python2.7/site-packages/pipenv/vendor/pythonfinder/models/path.py", line 575, in create
_new = cls(creation_args)
File "", line 16, in __init__
File "/home/linuxbrew/.linuxbrew/Cellar/python@2/2.7.17/lib/python2.7/site-packages/pipenv/vendor/pythonfinder/models/path.py", line 518, in get_py_version
py_version = PythonVersion.from_path(path=self, name=self.name)
File "/home/linuxbrew/.linuxbrew/Cellar/python@2/2.7.17/lib/python2.7/site-packages/pipenv/vendor/pythonfinder/models/python.py", line 395, in from_path
py_version = get_python_version(path.path.absolute().as_posix())
File "/home/linuxbrew/.linuxbrew/lib/python2.7/site-packages/pipenv/vendor/backports/functools_lru_cache.py", line 137, in wrapper
result = user_function(args, **kwds)
File "/home/linuxbrew/.linuxbrew/Cellar/python@2/2.7.17/lib/python2.7/site-packages/pipenv/vendor/pythonfinder/utils.py", line 68, in get_python_version
combine_stderr=False, write_to_stdout=False)
File "/home/linuxbrew/.linuxbrew/lib/python2.7/site-packages/pipenv/vendor/vistir/misc.py", line 314, in run
write_to_stdout=True
File "/home/linuxbrew/.linuxbrew/lib/python2.7/site-packages/pipenv/vendor/vistir/misc.py", line 162, in _create_subprocess
sys.stderr.write("Error %s while executing command %s", exc, " ".join(cmd._parts))
TypeError: function takes exactly 1 argument (3 given)

[frostming]

Possible duplicate of #4016

[TotempaaltJ]

Welp, I got this working, I think what did it was running install like this:

PATH=$(echo $PATH | sed -e 's/:\/mnt\/c\/WINDOWS.*:/:/g') pipenv --three install

Removes the Windows bin directories from the path for this one command.

[alk-gsantanna]

Welp, I got this working, I think what did it was running install like this:

PATH=$(echo $PATH | sed -e 's/:\/mnt\/c\/WINDOWS.*:/:/g') pipenv --three install

Removes the Windows bin directories from the path for this one command.

check the casing of the Windows directory ;-)