'pipenv' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file

Question

I am a beginner in python so please be gentle and if you do have an answer please provide details.

I just installed the most recent python version 3.10 after making sure to delete all previous installations (including anaconda). I am positive my system is clear of any prior installation.

after installing python 3.10 I open my terminal and run the following:

pip list

which outputs:

pip list
Package    Version
---------- -------
pip        21.2.3
setuptools 57.4.0

Then I install pipenv

pip install pipenv

which outputs

  WARNING: The script virtualenv-clone.exe is installed in 'C:\Users\Giulio\AppData\Roaming\Python\Python310\Scripts' which is not on PATH.
  Consider adding this directory to PATH or, if you prefer to suppress this warning, use --no-warn-script-location.
  WARNING: The script virtualenv.exe is installed in 'C:\Users\Giulio\AppData\Roaming\Python\Python310\Scripts' which is not on PATH.
  Consider adding this directory to PATH or, if you prefer to suppress this warning, use --no-warn-script-location.
  WARNING: The scripts pipenv-resolver.exe and pipenv.exe are installed in 'C:\Users\Giulio\AppData\Roaming\Python\Python310\Scripts' which is not on PATH.
  Consider adding this directory to PATH or, if you prefer to suppress this warning, use --no-warn-script-location.
Successfully installed backports.entry-points-selectable-1.1.0 certifi-2021.10.8 distlib-0.3.3 filelock-3.3.2 pipenv-2021.5.29 platformdirs-2.4.0 six-1.16.0 virtualenv-20.10.0 virtualenv-clone-0.5.7

Finally:

pipenv
'pipenv' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.

Now I can see that the terminal spits out 3 warning concerning paths not included in Environment Variables. I don't understand why pipenv gets installed in user folders. Indeed my python installation is in C:\Program Files (as I made sure to set up during installation):

where python
C:\Program Files\Python310\python.exe

If I run:

python -m pipenv

pipenv does his thing. So Ok I resolve to use it like this (despite all tutorials have it easy). I proceed to create a virtual environment in a given folder

python -m pipenv shell

Everything works and I see the output:

Successfully created virtual environment!
Virtualenv location: C:\Users\Giulio\.virtualenvs\project-dhMbrBv2

Finally, I inspect the .virtualenvs related folder:

01/11/2021  10:58    <DIR>          .
01/11/2021  10:58    <DIR>          ..
01/11/2021  10:54                42 .gitignore
01/11/2021  10:54                38 .project
01/11/2021  10:58                 0 contents.txt
01/11/2021  10:54    <DIR>          Lib
01/11/2021  10:54               319 pyvenv.cfg
01/11/2021  10:54    <DIR>          Scripts
               4 File(s)            399 bytes
               4 Dir(s)  660,409,012,224 bytes free

Now... shouldn't there be a BIN folder as well? For instance I would like to set the interpreter in VSCode.

I cannot understand why I am getting all of these small inconsistencies. Gladly appreciate any help!

EDIT (1): So apparently there is no \bin folder because I am using windows: In windows the \Scripts folder is created instead. But the problem of pipenv not running without the preemptive call to python persists.

Answer 1

You can refer to this answer solution with the highest upvotes - Windows reports error when trying to install package using pipenv

Or can refer to this GitHub issue on pipenv - github link

1. First, remove your current version of virtualenv: pip uninstall virtualenv
2. Then, remove your current version of pipenv: pip uninstall pipenv
3. When you are asked Proceed (y/n)? just enter y. This will give you a clean slate.
4. Finally, you can once again install pipenv and its dependencies: pip install pipenv
5. Check installation with pipenv --version