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{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DiscussionForumPosting","headline":"Running the Docs workflow via workflow_dispatch always fails","articleBody":"Our Docs workflow file allows people to manually trigger the workflow on arbitrary branches in their GitHub fork of CPython:\r\n\r\nhttps://github.com/python/cpython/blob/6c4124d11ab731f3774e3454ded33df089bd317e/.github/workflows/doc.yml#L1-L4\r\n\r\nThis is a useful feature that I like to use in order to test possible changes prior to filing a PR. However, on latest `main`, while it is still _possible_ to run the Docs workflow via the `workflow_dispatch`, it now always fails if you try to do so. Example failing run on my GitHub fork: https://github.com/AlexWaygood/cpython/actions/runs/4803232831/jobs/8547528105.\r\n\r\nThe error occurs in the \"Get list of changed files\" step here (added to the workflow in #102513):\r\n\r\nhttps://github.com/python/cpython/blob/6c4124d11ab731f3774e3454ded33df089bd317e/.github/workflows/doc.yml#L57-L62\r\n\r\nThe error message is:\r\n\r\n```\r\nRun Ana06/get-changed-files@v[2](https://github.com/AlexWaygood/cpython/actions/runs/4803232831/jobs/8547528105#step:8:2).2.0\r\n  with:\r\n    filter: Doc/**\r\n    token: ***\r\n    format: space-delimited\r\n  env:\r\n    pythonLocation: /opt/hostedtoolcache/Python/[3](https://github.com/AlexWaygood/cpython/actions/runs/4803232831/jobs/8547528105#step:8:3).11.3/x6[4](https://github.com/AlexWaygood/cpython/actions/runs/4803232831/jobs/8547528105#step:8:4)\r\n    PKG_CONFIG_PATH: /opt/hostedtoolcache/Python/3.11.3/x[6](https://github.com/AlexWaygood/cpython/actions/runs/4803232831/jobs/8547528105#step:8:6)4/lib/pkgconfig\r\n    Python_ROOT_DIR: /opt/hostedtoolcache/Python/3.[11](https://github.com/AlexWaygood/cpython/actions/runs/4803232831/jobs/8547528105#step:8:11).3/x64\r\n    Python2_ROOT_DIR: /opt/hostedtoolcache/Python/3.11.3/x64\r\n    Python3_ROOT_DIR: /opt/hostedtoolcache/Python/3.11.3/x64\r\n    LD_LIBRARY_PATH: /opt/hostedtoolcache/Python/3.11.3/x64/lib\r\nError: This action only supports pull requests and pushes, workflow_dispatch events are not supported. Please submit an issue on this action's GitHub repo if you believe this in correct.\r\nBase commit: undefined\r\nHead commit: undefined\r\nError: The base and head commits are missing from the payload for this workflow_dispatch event. Please submit an issue on this action's GitHub repo.\r\nError: Not Found\r\n```\r\n\r\nWhile this isn't a _huge_ problem, it would be nice if we could continue to be able to run the Docs workflow via the `workflow_dispatch` trigger without it failing.\r\n\r\nCc. @hugovk, @ezio-melotti, @CAM-Gerlach\r\n\n\n\u003c!-- gh-linked-prs --\u003e\n### Linked PRs\n* gh-103889\n\u003c!-- /gh-linked-prs --\u003e\n","author":{"url":"https://github.com/AlexWaygood","@type":"Person","name":"AlexWaygood"},"datePublished":"2023-04-26T16:55:28.000Z","interactionStatistic":{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":"https://schema.org/CommentAction","userInteractionCount":3},"url":"https://github.com/103884/cpython/issues/103884"}