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Title: Bug when running `usethis tool` in a dir with a leading dot in its name · Issue #1902 · usethis-python/usethis-python · GitHub

Open Graph Title: Bug when running `usethis tool` in a dir with a leading dot in its name · Issue #1902 · usethis-python/usethis-python

X Title: Bug when running `usethis tool` in a dir with a leading dot in its name · Issue #1902 · usethis-python/usethis-python

Description: e.g. uvx usethis tool pre-commit Installed 29 packages in 918ms ✔ Writing 'pyproject.toml'. ✗ Failed to create a pyproject.toml file: Failed to run subprocess: uv init --quiet --bare --vcs=none --author-from=auto --build-backend hatch C:...

Open Graph Description: e.g. uvx usethis tool pre-commit Installed 29 packages in 918ms ✔ Writing 'pyproject.toml'. ✗ Failed to create a pyproject.toml file: Failed to run subprocess: uv init --quiet --bare --vcs=none --a...

X Description: e.g. uvx usethis tool pre-commit Installed 29 packages in 918ms ✔ Writing 'pyproject.toml'. ✗ Failed to create a pyproject.toml file: Failed to run subprocess: uv init --quiet --bare --vcs=...

Opengraph URL: https://github.com/usethis-python/usethis-python/issues/1902

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