Remove the deprecated pip config --venv option (#7163)

Author: pradyunsg

news/7163.removal

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Remove the deprecated ``--venv`` option from ``pip config``.

src/pip/_internal/commands/configuration.py

@@ -13,9 +13,7 @@
     kinds,
 )
 from pip._internal.exceptions import PipError
-from pip._internal.utils.deprecation import deprecated
 from pip._internal.utils.misc import get_prog, write_output
-from pip._internal.utils.virtualenv import running_under_virtualenv
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
@@ -87,17 +85,6 @@ def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
             help='Use the current environment configuration file only'
         )
 
-        self.cmd_opts.add_option(
-            '--venv',
-            dest='venv_file',
-            action='store_true',
-            default=False,
-            help=(
-                '[Deprecated] Use the current environment configuration '
-                'file in a virtual environment only'
-            )
-        )
-
         self.parser.insert_option_group(0, self.cmd_opts)
 
     def run(self, options, args):
@@ -144,21 +131,6 @@ def run(self, options, args):
         return SUCCESS
 
     def _determine_file(self, options, need_value):
-        # Convert legacy venv_file option to site_file or error
-        if options.venv_file and not options.site_file:
-            if running_under_virtualenv():
-                options.site_file = True
-                deprecated(
-                    "The --venv option has been deprecated.",
-                    replacement="--site",
-                    gone_in="19.3",
-                )
-            else:
-                raise PipError(
-                    "Legacy --venv option requires a virtual environment. "
-                    "Use --site instead."
-                )
-
         file_options = [key for key, value in (
             (kinds.USER, options.user_file),
             (kinds.GLOBAL, options.global_file),

tests/unit/test_options.py

@@ -421,26 +421,3 @@ def test_config_file_options(self, monkeypatch, args, expect):
                 cmd._determine_file(options, need_value=False)
         else:
             assert expect == cmd._determine_file(options, need_value=False)
-
-    def test_config_file_venv_option(self, monkeypatch):
-        cmd = create_command('config')
-        # Replace a handler with a no-op to avoid side effects
-        monkeypatch.setattr(cmd, "get_name", lambda *a: None)
-
-        collected_warnings = []
-
-        def _warn(message, *a, **kw):
-            collected_warnings.append(message)
-        monkeypatch.setattr("warnings.warn", _warn)
-
-        options, args = cmd.parser.parse_args(["--venv", "get", "name"])
-        assert "site" == cmd._determine_file(options, need_value=False)
-        assert collected_warnings
-        assert "--site" in collected_warnings[0]
-
-        # No warning or error if both "--venv" and "--site" are specified
-        collected_warnings[:] = []
-        options, args = cmd.parser.parse_args(["--venv", "--site", "get",
-                                               "name"])
-        assert "site" == cmd._determine_file(options, need_value=False)
-        assert not collected_warnings