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Unexpected behaviour when PIPENV_VERSION environment variable is set #5627

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@micuda

Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.

Having the PIPENV_VERSION environment variable set leads to the unexpected behaviour.

I encountered this problem during setting up the CI configuration. I have parametrized Python version by environment variable and I wanted to do the same for pipenv.

Describe the solution you'd like

The only use case I can think of for this feature might be to "disable" the current pipenv command, e.g.

PIPENV_VERSION=true pipenv run mypy .

will print the pipenv version instead of running the mypy.

I would propose to do not treat this environment variable as the configurational one.

Describe alternatives you've considered

In case the pipenv would like to keep this feature, I would propose to add a mention about PIPENV_VERSION environment variable to the Configuration With Environment Variables section of the documentation.

And maybe would be nice (more user friendly) to put link that refers to Configuration With Environment Variables to the error message, so instead of:

> PIPENV_VERSION=2022.7.24 pipenv
Usage: pipenv [OPTIONS] COMMAND [ARGS]...
Try 'pipenv -h' for help.

Error: Invalid value for '--version': '2022.7.24' is not a valid boolean.

display somethink like

> PIPENV_VERSION=2022.7.24 pipenv
Usage: pipenv [OPTIONS] COMMAND [ARGS]...
Try 'pipenv -h' for help.

Error: Invalid value for '--version': '2022.7.24' is not a valid boolean.
For more information about configuring `pipenv` via environment variables see https://pipenv.pypa.io/en/latest/advanced/#configuration-with-environment-variables.

Additional context

I have found one related issue to this - the #3633. It was created on 20.3.2019, closed on 30.3.2019 and the last mention of it is from 5.9.2022, so people are still encountering the problem.

$ pipenv --support

Pipenv version: '2022.7.24'

Pipenv location: '/home/jcas/.pyenv/versions/3.8.10/envs/ds-upsell3.8.10/lib/python3.8/site-packages/pipenv'

Python location: '/home/jcas/.pyenv/versions/3.8.10/envs/ds-upsell3.8.10/bin/python3.8'

Python installations found:

  • 3.11.2: /home/jcas/.pyenv/versions/3.11.2/bin/python3
  • 3.10.9: /home/jcas/.pyenv/versions/3.10.9/bin/python3
  • 3.10.6: /home/jcas/.pyenv/versions/3.10.6/bin/python3
  • 3.10.4: /home/jcas/.pyenv/versions/3.10.4/bin/python3
  • 3.10.2: /home/jcas/.pyenv/versions/3.10.2/bin/python3
  • 3.9.10: /home/jcas/.pyenv/versions/3.9.10/bin/python3
  • 3.9.6: /home/jcas/.pyenv/versions/3.9.6/bin/python3
  • 3.8.13: /home/jcas/.pyenv/versions/3.8.13/bin/python3
  • 3.8.12: /home/jcas/.pyenv/versions/3.8.12/bin/python3
  • 3.8.10: /home/jcas/.pyenv/versions/3.8.10/bin/python3
  • 3.8.10: /usr/bin/python3
  • 3.8.10: /usr/bin/python3.8
  • 3.8.10: /bin/python3
  • 3.8.10: /bin/python3.8
  • 2.7.18: /usr/bin/python2
  • 2.7.18: /usr/bin/python2.7
  • 2.7.18: /usr/bin/python
  • 2.7.18: /bin/python2
  • 2.7.18: /bin/python2.7
  • 2.7.18: /bin/python

PEP 508 Information:

{'implementation_name': 'cpython',
 'implementation_version': '3.8.10',
 'os_name': 'posix',
 'platform_machine': 'x86_64',
 'platform_python_implementation': 'CPython',
 'platform_release': '5.15.0-58-generic',
 'platform_system': 'Linux',
 'platform_version': '#64~20.04.1-Ubuntu SMP Fri Jan 6 16:42:31 UTC 2023',
 'python_full_version': '3.8.10',
 'python_version': '3.8',
 'sys_platform': 'linux'}

System environment variables:

  • SHELL
  • SESSION_MANAGER
  • QT_ACCESSIBILITY
  • TMUX_COLUMNS_59
  • COLORTERM
  • TMUX_COLUMNS_58
  • TMUX_COLUMNS_55
  • TMUX_COLUMNS_54
  • TMUX_COLUMNS_57
  • PYENV_SHELL
  • TMUX_COLUMNS_56
  • TMUX_COLUMNS_51
  • TMUX_COLUMNS_50
  • TMUX_COLUMNS_53
  • TMUX_COLUMNS_52
  • XDG_CONFIG_DIRS
  • XDG_SESSION_PATH
  • TMUX_COLUMNS_103
  • TMUX_COLUMNS_102
  • TMUX_COLUMNS_101
  • TMUX_COLUMNS_100
  • TMUX_COLUMNS_107
  • TMUX_COLUMNS_106
  • GNOME_DESKTOP_SESSION_ID
  • TMUX_COLUMNS_105
  • TMUX_COLUMNS_104
  • TMUX_COLUMNS_109
  • TMUX_COLUMNS_108
  • TMUX
  • LANGUAGE
  • MANDATORY_PATH
  • LC_ADDRESS
  • TMUX_PWD_6
  • TMUX_PWD_7
  • TMUX_PWD_4
  • TMUX_PWD_5
  • TMUX_PWD_2
  • TMUX_PWD_3
  • TMUX_PWD_0
  • TMUX_PWD_1
  • LC_NAME
  • SSH_AUTH_SOCK
  • TMUX_PWD_8
  • TMUX_PWD_9
  • TMUX_PWD_47
  • TMUX_PWD_44
  • TMUX_PWD_45
  • TMUX_PWD_42
  • TMUX_PWD_43
  • TMUX_PWD_40
  • TMUX_PWD_41
  • TMUX_PWD_48
  • TMUX_PLUGIN_MANAGER_PATH
  • TMUX_PWD_15
  • TMUX_PWD_14
  • TMUX_PWD_17
  • TMUX_PWD_16
  • RIPGREP_CONFIG_PATH
  • TMUX_PWD_10
  • TMUX_PWD_13
  • TMUX_PWD_12
  • TMUX_PWD_19
  • TMUX_PWD_18
  • DESKTOP_SESSION
  • LC_MONETARY
  • SSH_AGENT_PID
  • TMUX_PWD_109
  • TMUX_PWD_108
  • TMUX_PWD_107
  • TMUX_PWD_106
  • TMUX_PWD_105
  • TMUX_PWD_104
  • TMUX_PWD_103
  • TMUX_PWD_102
  • TMUX_PWD_101
  • TMUX_PWD_100
  • EDITOR
  • GTK_MODULES
  • XDG_SEAT
  • PWD
  • PYENV_VIRTUALENV_INIT
  • XDG_SESSION_DESKTOP
  • LOGNAME
  • QT_QPA_PLATFORMTHEME
  • XDG_SESSION_TYPE
  • TMUX_COLUMNS_28
  • TMUX_COLUMNS_29
  • TMUX_COLUMNS_20
  • TMUX_COLUMNS_21
  • TMUX_COLUMNS_22
  • TMUX_COLUMNS_23
  • TMUX_COLUMNS_24
  • TMUX_COLUMNS_25
  • TMUX_COLUMNS_26
  • TMUX_COLUMNS_27
  • TMUX_PWD_99
  • TMUX_PWD_98
  • TMUX_PWD_95
  • GPG_AGENT_INFO
  • TMUX_PWD_94
  • TMUX_PWD_97
  • TMUX_PWD_91
  • TMUX_PWD_90
  • TMUX_PWD_93
  • TMUX_PWD_92
  • TMUX_COLUMNS_77
  • TMUX_COLUMNS_76
  • TMUX_COLUMNS_75
  • TMUX_COLUMNS_74
  • TMUX_COLUMNS_73
  • TMUX_COLUMNS_72
  • TMUX_COLUMNS_71
  • TMUX_COLUMNS_70
  • TMUX_COLUMNS_79
  • XAUTHORITY
  • FZF_DEFAULT_COMMAND
  • XDG_GREETER_DATA_DIR
  • TMUX_PWD_39
  • TMUX_PWD_38
  • TMUX_PWD_37
  • TMUX_PWD_36
  • TMUX_PWD_35
  • TMUX_PWD_34
  • TMUX_PWD_33
  • TMUX_PWD_32
  • TMUX_PWD_31
  • TMUX_PWD_30
  • TMUX_COLUMNS_99
  • GDM_LANG
  • TMUX_COLUMNS_98
  • TMUX_COLUMNS_91
  • TMUX_COLUMNS_90
  • TMUX_COLUMNS_93
  • TMUX_COLUMNS_92
  • TMUX_COLUMNS_95
  • HOME
  • TMUX_COLUMNS_94
  • TMUX_COLUMNS_97
  • LC_PAPER
  • LANG
  • LS_COLORS
  • XDG_CURRENT_DESKTOP
  • VTE_VERSION
  • TMUX_PWD_60
  • TMUX_PWD_61
  • TMUX_PWD_62
  • TMUX_PWD_63
  • TMUX_PWD_64
  • TMUX_PWD_66
  • TMUX_PWD_67
  • TMUX_PWD_68
  • TMUX_PWD_69
  • TMUX_COLUMNS_10
  • TMUX_COLUMNS_13
  • TMUX_COLUMNS_12
  • TMUX_COLUMNS_15
  • TMUX_COLUMNS_14
  • XDG_SEAT_PATH
  • TMUX_COLUMNS_17
  • TMUX_COLUMNS_16
  • TMUX_COLUMNS_19
  • TMUX_COLUMNS_18
  • GNOME_TERMINAL_SCREEN
  • TMUX_PWD_59
  • TMUX_PWD_58
  • TMUX_PWD_51
  • TMUX_PWD_50
  • TMUX_PWD_53
  • TMUX_PWD_52
  • TMUX_PWD_55
  • TMUX_PWD_54
  • TMUX_PWD_57
  • TMUX_PWD_56
  • NVM_DIR
  • TMUXINATOR_CONFIG
  • LESSCLOSE
  • XDG_SESSION_CLASS
  • TERM
  • LC_IDENTIFICATION
  • FZF_CTRL_T_COMMAND
  • GTK_OVERLAY_SCROLLING
  • DEFAULTS_PATH
  • LESSOPEN
  • TMUX_COLUMNS_39
  • TMUX_COLUMNS_38
  • USER
  • TMUX_COLUMNS_33
  • TMUX_COLUMNS_32
  • TMUX_COLUMNS_31
  • TMUX_COLUMNS_30
  • TMUX_PANE
  • TMUX_COLUMNS_37
  • TMUX_COLUMNS_36
  • TMUX_COLUMNS_35
  • TMUX_COLUMNS_34
  • GNOME_TERMINAL_SERVICE
  • TMUX_COLUMNS_48
  • TMUX_COLUMNS_42
  • TMUX_COLUMNS_43
  • TMUX_COLUMNS_40
  • TMUX_COLUMNS_41
  • TMUX_COLUMNS_47
  • TMUX_COLUMNS_44
  • TMUX_COLUMNS_45
  • DISPLAY
  • SHLVL
  • NVM_CD_FLAGS
  • LC_TELEPHONE
  • LC_MEASUREMENT
  • XDG_VTNR
  • DESKTOP_AUTOSTART_ID
  • XDG_SESSION_ID
  • TMUX_PWD_73
  • TMUX_PWD_72
  • TMUX_PWD_71
  • TMUX_PWD_70
  • TMUX_PWD_77
  • TMUX_PWD_76
  • TMUX_PWD_75
  • TMUX_PWD_74
  • TMUX_PWD_79
  • XDG_RUNTIME_DIR
  • TMUX_COLUMNS_8
  • TMUX_COLUMNS_9
  • TMUX_COLUMNS_2
  • TMUX_COLUMNS_3
  • TMUX_COLUMNS_0
  • TMUX_COLUMNS_1
  • TMUX_COLUMNS_6
  • TMUX_COLUMNS_7
  • TMUX_COLUMNS_4
  • TMUX_COLUMNS_5
  • TMUX_COLUMNS_64
  • TMUX_COLUMNS_66
  • TMUX_COLUMNS_67
  • TMUX_COLUMNS_60
  • PYENV_ROOT
  • TMUX_COLUMNS_61
  • TMUX_COLUMNS_62
  • TMUX_COLUMNS_63
  • TMUX_COLUMNS_68
  • TMUX_COLUMNS_69
  • GTK3_MODULES
  • XDG_DATA_DIRS
  • TMUX_COLUMNS_87
  • TMUX_COLUMNS_84
  • TMUX_COLUMNS_85
  • TMUX_COLUMNS_82
  • TMUX_COLUMNS_83
  • TMUX_COLUMNS_80
  • TMUX_COLUMNS_81
  • PATH
  • TMUX_COLUMNS_88
  • TMUX_COLUMNS_89
  • GDMSESSION
  • DBUS_SESSION_BUS_ADDRESS
  • tmux_version
  • TMUX_PWD_88
  • TMUX_PWD_89
  • TMUX_PWD_82
  • NVM_BIN
  • TMUX_PWD_83
  • TMUX_PWD_80
  • TMUX_PWD_81
  • TMUX_PWD_87
  • TMUX_PWD_84
  • TMUX_PWD_85
  • POWERLINE_COMMAND
  • LC_NUMERIC
  • OLDPWD
  • TMUX_PWD_28
  • TMUX_PWD_29
  • TMUX_PWD_24
  • TMUX_PWD_25
  • TMUX_PWD_26
  • TMUX_PWD_27
  • TMUX_PWD_20
  • TMUX_PWD_21
  • TMUX_PWD_22
  • TMUX_PWD_23
  • _
  • PIP_SHIMS_BASE_MODULE
  • PIP_DISABLE_PIP_VERSION_CHECK
  • PIP_PYTHON_PATH
  • PYTHONDONTWRITEBYTECODE
  • PYTHONFINDER_IGNORE_UNSUPPORTED

Pipenv–specific environment variables:

Debug–specific environment variables:

  • PATH: /home/jcas/.local/bin:/home/jcas/bin:/home/jcas/.poetry/bin:/home/jcas/.pyenv/plugins/pyenv-virtualenv/shims:/home/jcas/.pyenv/shims:/home/jcas/.pyenv/bin:/home/jcas/.local/bin:/home/jcas/.nvm/versions/node/v16.14.0/bin:/home/jcas/.poetry/bin:/home/jcas/.pyenv/plugins/pyenv-virtualenv/shims:/home/jcas/.pyenv/bin:/home/jcas/.local/bin:/home/jcas/.poetry/bin:/home/jcas/.local/bin:/home/jcas/bin:/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/games:/usr/local/games:/snap/bin:/home/jcas/.fzf/bin
  • SHELL: /bin/bash
  • EDITOR: nvim
  • LANG: en_US.UTF-8
  • PWD: /home/jcas/

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