Make ProcessEnv.bin always return a str

nox/sessions.py

@@ -167,10 +167,12 @@ def bin_paths(self) -> Optional[List[str]]:
         return self.virtualenv.bin_paths
 
     @property
-    def bin(self) -> Optional[str]:
+    def bin(self) -> str:
         """The first bin directory for the virtualenv."""
         paths = self.bin_paths
-        return paths[0] if paths is not None else None
+        if paths is None:
+            raise ValueError("The environment does not have a bin directory.")
+        return paths[0]
 
     def create_tmp(self) -> str:
         """Create, and return, a temporary directory."""

nox/virtualenv.py

@@ -69,10 +69,12 @@ def bin_paths(self) -> Optional[List[str]]:
         return self._bin_paths
 
     @property
-    def bin(self) -> Optional[str]:
+    def bin(self) -> str:
         """The first bin directory for the virtualenv."""
         paths = self.bin_paths
-        return paths[0] if paths is not None else None
+        if paths is None:
+            raise ValueError("The environment does not have a bin directory.")
+        return paths[0]
 
     def create(self) -> bool:
         raise NotImplementedError("ProcessEnv.create should be overwritten in subclass")

tests/test_sessions.py

@@ -108,7 +108,10 @@ def test_no_bin_paths(self):
         session, runner = self.make_session_and_runner()
 
         runner.venv.bin_paths = None
-        assert session.bin is None
+        with pytest.raises(
+            ValueError, match=r"^The environment does not have a bin directory\.$"
+        ):
+            session.bin
         assert session.bin_paths is None
 
     def test_virtualenv_as_none(self):

tests/test_virtualenv.py

@@ -121,10 +121,17 @@ def mock_sysfind(arg):
 def test_process_env_constructor():
     penv = nox.virtualenv.ProcessEnv()
     assert not penv.bin_paths
+    with pytest.raises(
+        ValueError, match=r"^The environment does not have a bin directory\.$"
+    ):
+        penv.bin
 
     penv = nox.virtualenv.ProcessEnv(env={"SIGIL": "123"})
     assert penv.env["SIGIL"] == "123"
 
+    penv = nox.virtualenv.ProcessEnv(bin_paths=["/bin"])
+    assert penv.bin == "/bin"
+
 
 def test_process_env_create():
     penv = nox.virtualenv.ProcessEnv()