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{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DiscussionForumPosting","headline":"[Bug]: matplotlib __init__.py checks for .git folder 2 levels up, then errors due to setup tools_scm","articleBody":"### Bug summary\r\n\r\nMy Uni deployed packages for me, which they store using git. Their .git folder happens to be two levels up from `__init__.py`, which see the folder and then requires `setuptools_scm`, which is not available in our cluster's environment.\r\n\r\n\r\n### Code for reproduction\r\n\r\n```python\r\nCreate .git folder two levels up from __init__.py .\r\n```\r\n\r\n\r\n### Actual outcome\r\n\r\n```\r\n...\r\nFile /usr/local/pace-apps/manual/packages/nipype/1.7.1/matplotlib/__init__.py:168, in _get_version()\r\n   166 root = Path(__file__).resolve().parents[2]\r\n   167 if (root / \".git\").exists() and not (root / \".git/shallow\").exists():\r\n--\u003e 168     import setuptools_scm\r\n   169     return setuptools_scm.get_version(\r\n   170         root=root,\r\n   171         version_scheme=\"release-branch-semver\",\r\n   172         local_scheme=\"node-and-date\",\r\n   173         fallback_version=_version.version,\r\n   174     )\r\n   175 else:  # Get the version from the _version.py setuptools_scm file.\r\n\r\nModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'setuptools_scm'\r\n```\r\n\r\n### Expected outcome\r\n\r\nNo errors, no requirement for setuptools_scm.\r\n\r\n\r\n### Additional information\r\n\r\nNew setup on our PACE-ICE cluster.\r\nNot sure how they installed it.\r\n\r\n\r\n### Operating system\r\n\r\nLinux\r\n\r\n### Matplotlib Version\r\n\r\n3.5.1\r\n\r\n### Matplotlib Backend\r\n\r\nagg\r\n\r\n### Python version\r\n\r\n3.8.8\r\n\r\n### Jupyter version\r\n\r\n6.4.11\r\n\r\n### Installation\r\n\r\n_No response_","author":{"url":"https://github.com/JohnAtl","@type":"Person","name":"JohnAtl"},"datePublished":"2022-05-23T22:20:48.000Z","interactionStatistic":{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":"https://schema.org/CommentAction","userInteractionCount":2},"url":"https://github.com/23114/matplotlib/issues/23114"}