pipenv shell does not work in powershell ISE

Question

I can run powershell ISE, and navigate to a folder where a pipenv is set up, e.g. if I run pipenv --venv I get a valid path to the virtual environment, but when I run pipenv shell, I get,

pipenv : Launching subshell in virtual environment...
At line:1 char:1

• pipenv shell
• ~~~~~~~~~~~~
• CategoryInfo : NotSpecified: (Launching subsh... environment...:String) [], RemoteException
• FullyQualifiedErrorId : NativeCommandError

Microsoft Windows [Version 10.0.19043.1348]
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and nothing else. Does anyone else see this? I've tried running powershell ISE normally and as the administrator, with the same result.

Answer 1

PowerShell ISE is no longer a supported product. It will continue to function but there will be no further development or fixes.

Have you tried using another ISE? have a look at VS Code.

Answer 2

The host that you get in PowerShell ISE (powershell_ise.exe) is not the same as the PowerShell.exe, therefore you can get different results. I would expect the shell that is being created from pipenv just can't be handled in ISE.

The general recommendation is to use PowerShell.exe instead when running commands or code. I'd note as well if you do go with using VS Code that the integrated terminal for the PowerShell extension may have issues as well, instead use the VS Code Terminal which would be the formal PowerShell.exe host.