pipenv install --system fails with RuntimeError: location not created nor specified on version 2024.3.0

[Nico-Guyon]

Issue description

pipenv install --system fails with RuntimeError: location not created nor specified
It's working fine with version 2024.2.0 but fails with version 2024.3.0

Expected result

It should install the packages into the system site-packages like version 2024.2.0

Actual result

fails with RuntimeError: location not created nor specified

root@eb798f172420:/# pipenv install --system
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/local/bin/pipenv", line 8, in <module>
    sys.exit(cli())
             ^^^^^
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.11/site-packages/pipenv/vendor/click/core.py", line 1157, in __call__
    return self.main(*args, **kwargs)
           ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.11/site-packages/pipenv/cli/options.py", line 52, in main
    return super().main(*args, **kwargs, windows_expand_args=False)
           ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.11/site-packages/pipenv/vendor/click/core.py", line 1078, in main
    rv = self.invoke(ctx)
         ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.11/site-packages/pipenv/vendor/click/core.py", line 1688, in invoke
    return _process_result(sub_ctx.command.invoke(sub_ctx))
                           ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.11/site-packages/pipenv/vendor/click/core.py", line 1434, in invoke
    return ctx.invoke(self.callback, **ctx.params)
           ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.11/site-packages/pipenv/vendor/click/core.py", line 783, in invoke
    return __callback(*args, **kwargs)
           ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.11/site-packages/pipenv/vendor/click/decorators.py", line 92, in new_func
    return ctx.invoke(f, obj, *args, **kwargs)
           ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.11/site-packages/pipenv/vendor/click/core.py", line 783, in invoke
    return __callback(*args, **kwargs)
           ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.11/site-packages/pipenv/cli/command.py", line 207, in install
    do_install(
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.11/site-packages/pipenv/routines/install.py", line 309, in do_install
    new_packages, _ = handle_new_packages(
                      ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.11/site-packages/pipenv/routines/install.py", line 114, in handle_new_packages
    do_update(
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.11/site-packages/pipenv/routines/update.py", line 51, in do_update
    ensure_project(
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.11/site-packages/pipenv/utils/project.py", line 96, in ensure_project
    os.environ["PIP_PYTHON_PATH"] = project.python(system=system)
                                    ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.11/site-packages/pipenv/project.py", line 1418, in python
    return project_python(self, system=system)
           ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.11/site-packages/pipenv/utils/shell.py", line 408, in project_python
    python = project._which("python")
             ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.11/site-packages/pipenv/project.py", line 1427, in _which
    raise RuntimeError("location not created nor specified")
RuntimeError: location not created nor specified

Steps to replicate

pipenv install --system with pipenv version 2024.3.0

[unclekhalifa]

I am experiencing the same issue. Pinning the version to 2024.2.0 did the trick.

FROM python:3.11

...

# install dependencies
RUN python3 -m pip install -U pip && pip install pipenv==2024.2.0

[Nico-Guyon]

I did the exact same thing, sticking with 2024.2.0 for now

[matteius]

Huh, we have a single test of --syststem flag but it also has --deploy -- I wonder if pipenv install --system --deploy would work as-is? I'll have to look into this more, but probably won't have time today.

[matteius]

I just opened #6297 -- if you could give it a whirl that would help validate it. I also added a test.

[matteius]

2024.3.1 has been cut

[CristhianUlloa]

Thank you for the quick turnaround on this! Picked up the patch this morning and things are working again.