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Traceback on Windows 10 involving _psutil_windows

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Describe the issue briefly here.

Describe your environment

OS Type: Windows 10
Python version: $ python -V: 3.6.4
Pipenv version: $ pipenv --version: 11.1.2

Expected result

No traceback

Actual result

PS C:\Users\brcan\Desktop\pipenv-test> py -3 -m pipenv install
Creating a virtualenv for this project…
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "C:\Users\brcan\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python36\lib\runpy.py", line 193, in _run_module_as_main
    "__main__", mod_spec)
  File "C:\Users\brcan\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python36\lib\runpy.py", line 85, in _run_code
    exec(code, run_globals)
  File "C:\Users\brcan\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python36\lib\site-packages\pipenv\pew\__main__.py", line 1, in <module>
    import pew
  File "C:\Users\brcan\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python36\lib\site-packages\pew\__init__.py", line 3, in <module>
    from . import pew
  File "C:\Users\brcan\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python36\lib\site-packages\pew\pew.py", line 39, in <module>
    import psutil
  File "C:\Users\brcan\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python36\lib\site-packages\pipenv\vendor\psutil\__init__.py", line 126, in <module>
    from . import _pswindows as _psplatform
  File "C:\Users\brcan\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python36\lib\site-packages\pipenv\vendor\psutil\_pswindows.py", line 16, in <module>
    from . import _psutil_windows as cext
ImportError: cannot import name '_psutil_windows'

Virtualenv location:
Creating a Pipfile for this project…
Creating a virtualenv for this project…
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "C:\Users\brcan\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python36\lib\runpy.py", line 193, in _run_module_as_main
    "__main__", mod_spec)
  File "C:\Users\brcan\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python36\lib\runpy.py", line 85, in _run_code
    exec(code, run_globals)
  File "C:\Users\brcan\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python36\lib\site-packages\pipenv\pew\__main__.py", line 1, in <module>
    import pew
  File "C:\Users\brcan\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python36\lib\site-packages\pew\__init__.py", line 3, in <module>
    from . import pew
  File "C:\Users\brcan\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python36\lib\site-packages\pew\pew.py", line 39, in <module>
    import psutil
  File "C:\Users\brcan\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python36\lib\site-packages\pipenv\vendor\psutil\__init__.py", line 126, in <module>
    from . import _pswindows as _psplatform
  File "C:\Users\brcan\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python36\lib\site-packages\pipenv\vendor\psutil\_pswindows.py", line 16, in <module>
    from . import _psutil_windows as cext
ImportError: cannot import name '_psutil_windows'

Virtualenv location:
Pipfile.lock not found, creating…
Locking [dev-packages] dependencies…
Locking [packages] dependencies…
Updated Pipfile.lock (625834)!
Installing dependencies from Pipfile.lock (625834)…
  ================================ 0/0 - 00:00:00
To activate this project's virtualenv, run the following:
 $ pipenv shell