Merge pull request #5518 from pypa/issue-5101

Fix issue with venv module not being available on some systems.
pypa · Dec 3, 2022 · 02df412 · 02df412
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diff --git a/news/5477.bugfix.rst b/news/5477.bugfix.rst
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+Check if ``venv`` module is available and fallback to prior logic when it is not.
diff --git a/pipenv/core.py b/pipenv/core.py
@@ -989,15 +989,27 @@ def do_create_virtualenv(project, python=None, site_packages=None, pypi_mirror=N
         err=True,
     )
 
-    cmd = [
-        Path(sys.executable).absolute().as_posix(),
-        "-m",
-        "virtualenv",
-        "--creator=venv",
-        f"--prompt={project.name}",
-        f"--python={python}",
-        project.get_location_for_virtualenv(),
-    ]
+    try:
+        import venv  # noqa
+
+        cmd = [
+            Path(sys.executable).absolute().as_posix(),
+            "-m",
+            "virtualenv",
+            "--creator=venv",
+            f"--prompt={project.name}",
+            f"--python={python}",
+            project.get_location_for_virtualenv(),
+        ]
+    except ImportError:
+        cmd = [
+            Path(sys.executable).absolute().as_posix(),
+            "-m",
+            "virtualenv",
+            f"--prompt={project.name}",
+            f"--python={python}",
+            project.get_location_for_virtualenv(),
+        ]
 
     # Pass site-packages flag to virtualenv, if desired...
     if site_packages:
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		Check if ``venv`` module is available and fallback to prior logic when it is not.