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{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DiscussionForumPosting","headline":"Repo.index.reset fails on windows","articleBody":"## How to reproduce\r\n1. clone any repo\r\n2. edit a tracked file\r\n3. in python, try to reset with\r\n   ```python\r\n   Repo().index.reset(working_tree=True)\r\n   ```\r\n   You will get a stack trace.\r\n\r\n## Step by step recipe:\r\n```\r\n$ git clone https://github.com/gitpython-developers/GitPython git-python\r\n$ cd git-python\r\n$ python -m venv --prompt git venv\r\n$ .\\venv\\Scirpts\\Activate.ps1  # or whatever script is appropriate for you\r\n$ rm pyproject.toml  # make any edit\r\n$ git status -sb\r\n## main...origin/main\r\n D pyproject.toml\r\n$ python\r\n\u003e\u003e\u003e from git import Repo\r\n\u003e\u003e\u003e repo.index.reset(working_tree=True)\r\nTraceback (most recent call last):\r\n  File \"\u003cstdin\u003e\", line 1, in \u003cmodule\u003e\r\n  File \"C:\\Users\\\u003cuser\u003e\\code\\git-python\\git\\index\\util.py\", line 103, in check_default_index\r\n    return func(self, *args, **kwargs)\r\n           ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^\r\n  File \"C:\\Users\\\u003cuser\u003e\\code\\git-python\\git\\index\\base.py\", line 1320, in reset\r\n    new_inst = type(self).from_tree(self.repo, commit)\r\n               ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^\r\n  File \"C:\\Users\\\u003cuser\u003e\\code\\git-python\\git\\index\\base.py\", line 367, in from_tree\r\n    repo.git.read_tree(*arg_list, **kwargs)\r\n  File \"C:\\Users\\\u003cuser\u003e\\code\\git-python\\git\\cmd.py\", line 739, in \u003clambda\u003e\r\n    return lambda *args, **kwargs: self._call_process(name, *args, **kwargs)\r\n                                   ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^\r\n  File \"C:\\Users\\user\u003e\\code\\git-python\\git\\cmd.py\", line 1312, in _call_process\r\n    return self.execute(call, **exec_kwargs)\r\n           ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^\r\n  File \"C:\\Users\\\u003cuser\u003e\\code\\git-python\\git\\cmd.py\", line 1107, in execute\r\n    raise GitCommandError(redacted_command, status, stderr_value, stdout_value)\r\ngit.exc.GitCommandError: Cmd('git') failed due to: exit code(128)\r\n  cmdline: git read-tree --index-output=C:\\Users\\\u003cuser\u003e\\code\\git-python\\.git\\tmpxnmxtmmu HEAD\r\n  stderr: 'fatal: unable to write new index file'\r\n```\r\n\r\n## Expectation\r\nI was expecting the result would be the equivalent of `git reset --hard HEAD`. Am I doing something incorrectly here? I'm unfamiliar with Windows, so it's quite possible.","author":{"url":"https://github.com/suvayu","@type":"Person","name":"suvayu"},"datePublished":"2023-08-19T07:59:32.000Z","interactionStatistic":{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":"https://schema.org/CommentAction","userInteractionCount":3},"url":"https://github.com/1630/GitPython/issues/1630"}