diff --git a/pipenv/environment.py b/pipenv/environment.py
index ed0d856e..938e7b0e 100644
--- a/pipenv/environment.py
+++ b/pipenv/environment.py
@@ -342,9 +342,8 @@ class Environment:
         pylib_lines = []
         pyinc_lines = []
         py_command = (
-            "import sysconfig, distutils.sysconfig, io, json, sys; paths = {{"
-            "%s }}; value = u'{{0}}'.format(json.dumps(paths));"
-            "fh = io.open('{0}', 'w'); fh.write(value); fh.close()"
+            "import sysconfig, distutils.sysconfig, io, json, sys; paths = {"
+            "%s }; value = u'{0}'.format(json.dumps(paths)); print(value)"
         )
         distutils_line = "distutils.sysconfig.get_python_{0}(plat_specific={1})"
         sysconfig_line = "sysconfig.get_path('{0}')"
@@ -354,24 +353,24 @@ class Environment:
                 # XXX: We need to get 'stdlib' or 'platstdlib'
                 sys_prefix = "{}stdlib".format("" if key == "pure" else key)
                 pylib_lines.append(
-                    f"u'{dist_prefix}': u'{{{{0}}}}'.format({distutils_line.format(var, val)})"
+                    f"u'{dist_prefix}': u'{{0}}'.format({distutils_line.format(var, val)})"
                 )
                 pylib_lines.append(
-                    f"u'{sys_prefix}': u'{{{{0}}}}'.format({sysconfig_line.format(sys_prefix)})"
+                    f"u'{sys_prefix}': u'{{0}}'.format({sysconfig_line.format(sys_prefix)})"
                 )
         if python_inc:
             for key, var, val in (("include", "inc", "0"), ("platinclude", "inc", "1")):
                 pylib_lines.append(
-                    f"u'{key}': u'{{{{0}}}}'.format({distutils_line.format(var, val)})"
+                    f"u'{key}': u'{{0}}'.format({distutils_line.format(var, val)})"
                 )
         lines = pylib_lines + pyinc_lines
         if scripts:
             lines.append(
-                "u'scripts': u'{{0}}'.format(%s)" % sysconfig_line.format("scripts")
+                "u'scripts': u'{0}'.format(%s)" % sysconfig_line.format("scripts")
             )
         if py_version:
             lines.append(
-                "u'py_version_short': u'{{0}}'.format(distutils.sysconfig.get_python_version()),"
+                "u'py_version_short': u'{0}'.format(distutils.sysconfig.get_python_version()),"
             )
         lines_as_str = ",".join(lines)
         py_command = py_command % lines_as_str
@@ -384,18 +383,13 @@ class Environment:
         :return: The python paths for the environment
         :rtype: Dict[str, str]
         """
-        tmpfile = vistir.path.create_tracked_tempfile(suffix=".json")
-        tmpfile.close()
-        tmpfile_path = make_posix(tmpfile.name)
         py_command = self.build_command(
             python_lib=True, python_inc=True, scripts=True, py_version=True
         )
-        command = [self.python, "-c", py_command.format(tmpfile_path)]
+        command = [self.python, "-c", py_command]
         c = subprocess_run(command)
         if c.returncode == 0:
-            paths = {}
-            with open(tmpfile_path, "r", encoding="utf-8") as fh:
-                paths = json.load(fh)
+            paths = json.loads(c.stdout)
             if "purelib" in paths:
                 paths["libdir"] = paths["purelib"] = make_posix(paths["purelib"])
             for key in (
@@ -420,17 +414,12 @@ class Environment:
         :return: The python include path for the environment
         :rtype: Dict[str, str]
         """
-        tmpfile = vistir.path.create_tracked_tempfile(suffix=".json")
-        tmpfile.close()
-        tmpfile_path = make_posix(tmpfile.name)
         py_command = self.build_command(python_lib=True)
-        command = [self.python, "-c", py_command.format(tmpfile_path)]
+        command = [self.python, "-c", py_command]
         c = subprocess_run(command)
         paths = None
         if c.returncode == 0:
-            paths = {}
-            with open(tmpfile_path, "r", encoding="utf-8") as fh:
-                paths = json.load(fh)
+            paths = json.loads(c.stdout)
             if "purelib" in paths:
                 paths["libdir"] = paths["purelib"] = make_posix(paths["purelib"])
             for key in ("platlib", "platstdlib", "stdlib"):
@@ -476,22 +465,17 @@ class Environment:
         :return: The python include path for the environment
         :rtype: Dict[str, str]
         """
-        tmpfile = vistir.path.create_tracked_tempfile(suffix=".json")
-        tmpfile.close()
-        tmpfile_path = make_posix(tmpfile.name)
         py_command = (
-            "import distutils.sysconfig, io, json, sys; paths = {{u'include': "
-            "u'{{0}}'.format(distutils.sysconfig.get_python_inc(plat_specific=0)), "
-            "u'platinclude': u'{{0}}'.format(distutils.sysconfig.get_python_inc("
-            "plat_specific=1)) }}; value = u'{{0}}'.format(json.dumps(paths));"
-            "fh = io.open('{0}', 'w'); fh.write(value); fh.close()"
+            "import distutils.sysconfig, io, json, sys; paths = {u'include': "
+            "u'{0}'.format(distutils.sysconfig.get_python_inc(plat_specific=0)), "
+            "u'platinclude': u'{0}'.format(distutils.sysconfig.get_python_inc("
+            "plat_specific=1)) }; value = u'{0}'.format(json.dumps(paths));"
+            "print(value)"
         )
-        command = [self.python, "-c", py_command.format(tmpfile_path)]
+        command = [self.python, "-c", py_command]
         c = subprocess_run(command)
         if c.returncode == 0:
-            paths = []
-            with open(tmpfile_path, "r", encoding="utf-8") as fh:
-                paths = json.load(fh)
+            paths = json.loads(c.stdout)
             for key in ("include", "platinclude"):
                 if key in paths:
                     paths[key] = make_posix(paths[key])