Update pyenv docs to avoid using shim

Also removed the PIPENV_PYTHON suggestion, as this is likely to cause confusion if added to e.g. .bashrc - it will always be set to the global pyenv. Fixes #4534
pypa · Nov 13, 2020 · d38e666 · d38e666
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diff --git a/docs/diagnose.rst b/docs/diagnose.rst
@@ -58,14 +58,9 @@ distributions, with version name like ``3.6.4`` or similar.
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 Pipenv by default uses the Python it is installed against to create the
-virtualenv. You can set the ``--python`` option, or
-``$PYENV_ROOT/shims/python`` to let it consult pyenv when choosing the
-interpreter. See :ref:`specifying_versions` for more information.
-
-If you want Pipenv to automatically “do the right thing”, you can set the
-environment variable ``PIPENV_PYTHON`` to ``$PYENV_ROOT/shims/python``. This
-will make Pipenv use pyenv’s active Python version to create virtual
-environments by default.
+virtualenv. You can set the ``--python`` option to ``$(pyenv which python)``
+to use your current pyenv interpreter. See :ref:`specifying_versions` for more
+information.
 
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diff --git a/news/4534.doc.rst b/news/4534.doc.rst
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+Fix suggested pyenv setup to avoid using shimmed interpreter