Re: 'Unable to find a valid git executable' when running 'poetry new' command on Windows 11

[brycepg]

• Poetry version: 1.8.0.dev0
• Python version :3.10.10
• OS version and name: Windows 11
• pyproject.toml: none

• I am on the latest stable Poetry version, installed using a recommended method.

• I have searched the issues of this repo and believe that this is not a duplicate.

• If an exception occurs when executing a command, I executed it again in debug mode (-vvv option) and have included the output below.

Issue

This issue I believe is incorrectly closed since I'm encountering it on 1.8.0dev.

occurs with both cmd and pwsh

> %WINDIR%\System32\where.exe git
C:\Users\Bryce\scoop\shims\git.exe

poetry refuses to create a project in my home directory on Windows. In a subdirectory it works fine.
My git is installed via a shim from the scoop package manager
User benjis has suggested a fix: #5723 (comment)

Unable to find a valid git executable
(base) PS C:\Users\Bryce> ~\.local\bin\[email protected] -vvvv new fdds


  Stack trace:

  9  .local\pipx\venvs\poetry@git\lib\site-packages\cleo\application.py:327 in run
      325│
      326│             try:
    → 327│                 exit_code = self._run(io)
      328│             except BrokenPipeError:
      329│                 # If we are piped to another process, it may close early and send a

  8  .local\pipx\venvs\poetry@git\lib\site-packages\poetry\console\application.py:190 in _run
      188│         self._load_plugins(io)
      189│
    → 190│         exit_code: int = super()._run(io)
      191│         return exit_code
      192│

  7  .local\pipx\venvs\poetry@git\lib\site-packages\cleo\application.py:431 in _run
      429│             io.input.interactive(interactive)
      430│
    → 431│         exit_code = self._run_command(command, io)
      432│         self._running_command = None
      433│

  6  .local\pipx\venvs\poetry@git\lib\site-packages\cleo\application.py:473 in _run_command
      471│
      472│         if error is not None:
    → 473│             raise error
      474│
      475│         return terminate_event.exit_code

  5  .local\pipx\venvs\poetry@git\lib\site-packages\cleo\application.py:457 in _run_command
      455│
      456│             if command_event.command_should_run():
    → 457│                 exit_code = command.run(io)
      458│             else:
      459│                 exit_code = ConsoleCommandEvent.RETURN_CODE_DISABLED

  4  .local\pipx\venvs\poetry@git\lib\site-packages\cleo\commands\base_command.py:117 in run
      115│         io.input.validate()
      116│
    → 117│         return self.execute(io) or 0
      118│
      119│     def merge_application_definition(self, merge_args: bool = True) -> None:

  3  .local\pipx\venvs\poetry@git\lib\site-packages\cleo\commands\command.py:61 in execute
       59│
       60│         try:
    →  61│             return self.handle()
       62│         except KeyboardInterrupt:
       63│             return 1

  2  .local\pipx\venvs\poetry@git\lib\site-packages\poetry\console\commands\new.py:62 in handle
       60│         readme_format = self.option("readme") or "md"
       61│
    →  62│         config = GitConfig()
       63│         author = None
       64│         if config.get("user.name"):

  1  .local\pipx\venvs\poetry@git\lib\site-packages\poetry\core\vcs\git.py:199 in __init__
      197│         try:
      198│             config_list = subprocess.check_output(
    → 199│                 [executable(), "config", "-l"], stderr=subprocess.STDOUT
      200│             ).decode()
      201│

  RuntimeError

  Unable to find a valid git executable

  at .local\pipx\venvs\poetry@git\lib\site-packages\poetry\core\vcs\git.py:182 in executable
      178│     else:
      179│         _executable = "git"
      180│
      181│     if _executable is None:
    → 182│         raise RuntimeError("Unable to find a valid git executable")
      183│
      184│     return _executable
      185│
      186│
(base) PS C:\Users\Bryce> ~\.local\bin\[email protected] -vvv new fdds

  Stack trace:

  9  .local\pipx\venvs\poetry@git\lib\site-packages\cleo\application.py:327 in run
      325│
      326│             try:
    → 327│                 exit_code = self._run(io)
      328│             except BrokenPipeError:
      329│                 # If we are piped to another process, it may close early and send a

  8  .local\pipx\venvs\poetry@git\lib\site-packages\poetry\console\application.py:190 in _run
      188│         self._load_plugins(io)
      189│
    → 190│         exit_code: int = super()._run(io)
      191│         return exit_code
      192│

  7  .local\pipx\venvs\poetry@git\lib\site-packages\cleo\application.py:431 in _run
      429│             io.input.interactive(interactive)
      430│
    → 431│         exit_code = self._run_command(command, io)
      432│         self._running_command = None
      433│

  6  .local\pipx\venvs\poetry@git\lib\site-packages\cleo\application.py:473 in _run_command
      471│
      472│         if error is not None:
    → 473│             raise error
      474│
      475│         return terminate_event.exit_code

  5  .local\pipx\venvs\poetry@git\lib\site-packages\cleo\application.py:457 in _run_command
      455│
      456│             if command_event.command_should_run():
    → 457│                 exit_code = command.run(io)
      458│             else:
      459│                 exit_code = ConsoleCommandEvent.RETURN_CODE_DISABLED

  4  .local\pipx\venvs\poetry@git\lib\site-packages\cleo\commands\base_command.py:117 in run
      115│         io.input.validate()
      116│
    → 117│         return self.execute(io) or 0
      118│
      119│     def merge_application_definition(self, merge_args: bool = True) -> None:

  3  .local\pipx\venvs\poetry@git\lib\site-packages\cleo\commands\command.py:61 in execute
       59│
       60│         try:
    →  61│             return self.handle()
       62│         except KeyboardInterrupt:
       63│             return 1

  2  .local\pipx\venvs\poetry@git\lib\site-packages\poetry\console\commands\new.py:62 in handle
       60│         readme_format = self.option("readme") or "md"
       61│
    →  62│         config = GitConfig()
       63│         author = None
       64│         if config.get("user.name"):

  1  .local\pipx\venvs\poetry@git\lib\site-packages\poetry\core\vcs\git.py:199 in __init__
      197│         try:
      198│             config_list = subprocess.check_output(
    → 199│                 [executable(), "config", "-l"], stderr=subprocess.STDOUT
      200│             ).decode()
      201│

  RuntimeError

  Unable to find a valid git executable

  at .local\pipx\venvs\poetry@git\lib\site-packages\poetry\core\vcs\git.py:182 in executable
      178│     else:
      179│         _executable = "git"
      180│
      181│     if _executable is None:
    → 182│         raise RuntimeError("Unable to find a valid git executable")
      183│
      184│     return _executable
      185│
      186│

[dimbleby]

Duplicate #7320 please close

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