pipenv @2020.8.13 crashes with "--user" option

[workflowsguy]

When trying to install any python package with

 pipenv install --user PYTHONPACKAGE

the install always fails with

Installing --user...
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/opt/local/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.8/lib/python3.8/site-packages/pkg_resources/_vendor/packaging/requirements.py", line 98, in __init__
    req = REQUIREMENT.parseString(requirement_string)
  File "/opt/local/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.8/lib/python3.8/site-packages/pkg_resources/_vendor/pyparsing.py", line 1654, in parseString
    raise exc
  File "/opt/local/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.8/lib/python3.8/site-packages/pkg_resources/_vendor/pyparsing.py", line 1644, in parseString
    loc, tokens = self._parse( instring, 0 )
  File "/opt/local/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.8/lib/python3.8/site-packages/pkg_resources/_vendor/pyparsing.py", line 1402, in _parseNoCache
    loc,tokens = self.parseImpl( instring, preloc, doActions )
  File "/opt/local/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.8/lib/python3.8/site-packages/pkg_resources/_vendor/pyparsing.py", line 3417, in parseImpl
    loc, exprtokens = e._parse( instring, loc, doActions )
  File "/opt/local/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.8/lib/python3.8/site-packages/pkg_resources/_vendor/pyparsing.py", line 1402, in _parseNoCache
    loc,tokens = self.parseImpl( instring, preloc, doActions )
  File "/opt/local/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.8/lib/python3.8/site-packages/pkg_resources/_vendor/pyparsing.py", line 3739, in parseImpl
    return self.expr._parse( instring, loc, doActions, callPreParse=False )
  File "/opt/local/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.8/lib/python3.8/site-packages/pkg_resources/_vendor/pyparsing.py", line 1402, in _parseNoCache
    loc,tokens = self.parseImpl( instring, preloc, doActions )
  File "/opt/local/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.8/lib/python3.8/site-packages/pkg_resources/_vendor/pyparsing.py", line 3400, in parseImpl
    loc, resultlist = self.exprs[0]._parse( instring, loc, doActions, callPreParse=False )
  File "/opt/local/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.8/lib/python3.8/site-packages/pkg_resources/_vendor/pyparsing.py", line 1406, in _parseNoCache
    loc,tokens = self.parseImpl( instring, preloc, doActions )
  File "/opt/local/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.8/lib/python3.8/site-packages/pkg_resources/_vendor/pyparsing.py", line 2711, in parseImpl
    raise ParseException(instring, loc, self.errmsg, self)
pkg_resources._vendor.pyparsing.ParseException: Expected W:(abcd...) (at char 0), (line:1, col:1)

During handling of the above exception, another exception occurred:

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/Users/guy/Library/Python/3.8/lib/python/site-packages/pipenv/vendor/requirementslib/models/requirements.py", line 966, in _parse_name_from_line
    self._requirement = init_requirement(self.line)
  File "/Users/guy/Library/Python/3.8/lib/python/site-packages/pipenv/vendor/requirementslib/models/utils.py", line 200, in init_requirement
    req = Requirement.parse(name)
  File "/opt/local/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.8/lib/python3.8/site-packages/pkg_resources/__init__.py", line 3139, in parse
    req, = parse_requirements(s)
  File "/opt/local/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.8/lib/python3.8/site-packages/pkg_resources/__init__.py", line 3084, in parse_requirements
    yield Requirement(line)
  File "/opt/local/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.8/lib/python3.8/site-packages/pkg_resources/__init__.py", line 3094, in __init__
    super(Requirement, self).__init__(requirement_string)
  File "/opt/local/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.8/lib/python3.8/site-packages/pkg_resources/_vendor/packaging/requirements.py", line 100, in __init__
    raise InvalidRequirement(
pkg_resources.extern.packaging.requirements.InvalidRequirement: Parse error at "'--user'": Expected W:(abcd...)

During handling of the above exception, another exception occurred:

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/opt/local/bin/pipenv", line 8, in <module>
    sys.exit(cli())
  File "/Users/guy/Library/Python/3.8/lib/python/site-packages/pipenv/vendor/click/core.py", line 829, in __call__
    return self.main(*args, **kwargs)
  File "/Users/guy/Library/Python/3.8/lib/python/site-packages/pipenv/vendor/click/core.py", line 782, in main
    rv = self.invoke(ctx)
  File "/Users/guy/Library/Python/3.8/lib/python/site-packages/pipenv/vendor/click/core.py", line 1259, in invoke
    return _process_result(sub_ctx.command.invoke(sub_ctx))
  File "/Users/guy/Library/Python/3.8/lib/python/site-packages/pipenv/vendor/click/core.py", line 1066, in invoke
    return ctx.invoke(self.callback, **ctx.params)
  File "/Users/guy/Library/Python/3.8/lib/python/site-packages/pipenv/vendor/click/core.py", line 610, in invoke
    return callback(*args, **kwargs)
  File "/Users/guy/Library/Python/3.8/lib/python/site-packages/pipenv/vendor/click/decorators.py", line 73, in new_func
    return ctx.invoke(f, obj, *args, **kwargs)
  File "/Users/guy/Library/Python/3.8/lib/python/site-packages/pipenv/vendor/click/core.py", line 610, in invoke
    return callback(*args, **kwargs)
  File "/Users/guy/Library/Python/3.8/lib/python/site-packages/pipenv/vendor/click/decorators.py", line 21, in new_func
    return f(get_current_context(), *args, **kwargs)
  File "/Users/guy/Library/Python/3.8/lib/python/site-packages/pipenv/cli/command.py", line 233, in install
    retcode = do_install(
  File "/Users/guy/Library/Python/3.8/lib/python/site-packages/pipenv/core.py", line 2100, in do_install
    pkg_requirement = Requirement.from_line(pkg_line)
  File "/Users/guy/Library/Python/3.8/lib/python/site-packages/pipenv/vendor/requirementslib/models/requirements.py", line 2676, in from_line
    parsed_line = Line(line)
  File "/Users/guy/Library/Python/3.8/lib/python/site-packages/pipenv/vendor/requirementslib/models/requirements.py", line 171, in __init__
    self.parse()
  File "/Users/guy/Library/Python/3.8/lib/python/site-packages/pipenv/vendor/requirementslib/models/requirements.py", line 1304, in parse
    self.parse_name()
  File "/Users/guy/Library/Python/3.8/lib/python/site-packages/pipenv/vendor/requirementslib/models/requirements.py", line 1027, in parse_name
    name = self._parse_name_from_line()
  File "/Users/guy/Library/Python/3.8/lib/python/site-packages/pipenv/vendor/requirementslib/models/requirements.py", line 968, in _parse_name_from_line
    raise RequirementError(
pipenv.vendor.requirementslib.exceptions.RequirementError: Failed parsing requirement from '--user'

This is with pipenv @2020.8.13_0

[dgilman (David Gilman)]

As of pipenv 2022.4.21 there is no longer a pipenv install --user option per pipenv install --help.

[danchr (Dan Villiom Podlaski Christiansen)]

Replying to dgilman:

As of pipenv 2022.4.21 there is no longer a pipenv install --user option per pipenv install --help.

Closing as not a bug, then. Thanks for confirming!