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{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DiscussionForumPosting","headline":"gitlab.projects.create from template creates project with unprotected main branch","articleBody":"## Description of the problem, including code/CLI snippet\r\n\r\nI am trying to create projects in subgroups by a python script using `python-gitlab`. The projects are created from a template. The template project has a single branch `main` that is the default and protected:\r\n\r\n![image](https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/ce6a62ae-4cc4-4be8-be4a-4e14add63c38)![image](https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/a680df3b-d4ea-43a2-ab1c-a2b0dc18513e)\r\n\r\nAnd *Settings* -\u003e * Repository* - \u003e *Protected branches*  looks like this:\r\n![image](https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/7a423d0e-6d9a-4a30-b08d-edc6c72b2560)\r\n\r\nThe creation of the project is done by \r\n\r\n\tproject = gitlab.projects.create({\r\n\t\t'name': projectname,\r\n\t\t'description' : projectdescription,\r\n\t\t'namespace_id': subgroup.id,\r\n\t\t'use_custom_template': True,\r\n\t\t'group_with_project_templates_id': group_with_project_templates_id,\r\n\t\t'template_project_id': template_project_id,\r\n                ... some more preferences\r\n\t})\r\n\r\nAs a result I get a new project. The result of a `print(project)` gives\r\n\r\n\t\u003cclass 'gitlab.v4.objects.projects.Project'\u003e =\u003e {'id': 44638, 'description': None, 'name': '[NAME]', 'name_with_namespace': '[VALUE]', 'path': '[VALUE]', 'path_with_namespace': '[VALUE]', 'created_at': '2024-11-14T15:09:25.753Z', 'default_branch': 'main', 'tag_list': [], 'topics': [], 'ssh_url_to_repo': 'git@[VALUE].git', 'http_url_to_repo': '[VALUE].git', 'web_url': '[URL]', 'readme_url': None, 'forks_count': 0, 'avatar_url': None, 'star_count': 0, 'last_activity_at': '2024-11-14T15:09:25.717Z', 'namespace': {'id': 63056, 'name': '[VALUE]', 'path': '[VALUE]', 'kind': 'group', 'full_path': '[VALUE]', 'parent_id': 62984, 'avatar_url': None, 'web_url': '[VALUE]'}, '_links': {'self': 'https://gitlab.dlr.de/api/v4/projects/44638', 'issues': 'https://gitlab.dlr.de/api/v4/projects/44638/issues', 'merge_requests': 'https://gitlab.dlr.de/api/v4/projects/44638/merge_requests', 'repo_branches': 'https://gitlab.dlr.de/api/v4/projects/44638/repository/branches', 'labels': 'https://gitlab.dlr.de/api/v4/projects/44638/labels', 'events': 'https://gitlab.dlr.de/api/v4/projects/44638/events', 'members': 'https://gitlab.dlr.de/api/v4/projects/44638/members', 'cluster_agents': 'https://gitlab.dlr.de/api/v4/projects/44638/cluster_agents'}, 'packages_enabled': True, 'empty_repo': True, 'archived': False, 'visibility': 'private', 'resolve_outdated_diff_discussions': False, 'container_expiration_policy': {'cadence': '1d', 'enabled': False, 'keep_n': 10, 'older_than': '90d', 'name_regex': '.*', 'name_regex_keep': None, 'next_run_at': '2024-11-15T15:09:25.765Z'}, 'repository_object_format': 'sha1', 'issues_enabled': False, 'merge_requests_enabled': True, 'wiki_enabled': False, 'jobs_enabled': False, 'snippets_enabled': False, 'container_registry_enabled': False, 'service_desk_enabled': False, 'can_create_merge_request_in': True, 'issues_access_level': 'disabled', 'repository_access_level': 'enabled', 'merge_requests_access_level': 'enabled', 'forking_access_level': 'enabled', 'wiki_access_level': 'disabled', 'builds_access_level': 'disabled', 'snippets_access_level': 'disabled', 'pages_access_level': 'disabled', 'analytics_access_level': 'enabled', 'container_registry_access_level': 'disabled', 'security_and_compliance_access_level': 'private', 'releases_access_level': 'enabled', 'environments_access_level': 'enabled', 'feature_flags_access_level': 'enabled', 'infrastructure_access_level': 'enabled', 'monitor_access_level': 'enabled', 'model_experiments_access_level': 'enabled', 'model_registry_access_level': 'enabled', 'emails_disabled': False, 'emails_enabled': True, 'shared_runners_enabled': True, 'lfs_enabled': True, 'creator_id': 13620, 'import_url': None, 'import_type': 'gitlab_custom_project_template', 'import_status': 'scheduled', 'import_error': None, 'description_html': '', 'updated_at': '2024-11-14T15:05:14.750Z', 'ci_default_git_depth': 20, 'ci_forward_deployment_enabled': True, 'ci_forward_deployment_rollback_allowed': True, 'ci_job_token_scope_enabled': False, 'ci_separated_caches': True, 'ci_allow_fork_pipelines_to_run_in_parent_project': True, 'ci_id_token_sub_claim_components': ['project_path', 'ref_type', 'ref'], 'build_git_strategy': 'fetch', 'keep_latest_artifact': True, 'restrict_user_defined_variables': False, 'ci_pipeline_variables_minimum_override_role': 'maintainer', 'runners_token': None, 'runner_token_expiration_interval': None, 'group_runners_enabled': True, 'auto_cancel_pending_pipelines': 'enabled', 'build_timeout': 3600, 'auto_devops_enabled': False, 'auto_devops_deploy_strategy': 'continuous', 'ci_push_repository_for_job_token_allowed': False, 'ci_config_path': None, 'public_jobs': True, 'shared_with_groups': [], 'only_allow_merge_if_pipeline_succeeds': False, 'allow_merge_on_skipped_pipeline': None, 'request_access_enabled': True, 'only_allow_merge_if_all_discussions_are_resolved': False, 'remove_source_branch_after_merge': True, 'printing_merge_request_link_enabled': True, 'merge_method': 'merge', 'squash_option': 'default_off', 'enforce_auth_checks_on_uploads': True, 'suggestion_commit_message': None, 'merge_commit_template': None, 'squash_commit_template': None, 'issue_branch_template': None, 'warn_about_potentially_unwanted_characters': True, 'autoclose_referenced_issues': True, 'approvals_before_merge': 0, 'mirror': False, 'external_authorization_classification_label': None, 'marked_for_deletion_at': None, 'marked_for_deletion_on': None, 'requirements_enabled': False, 'requirements_access_level': 'enabled', 'security_and_compliance_enabled': True, 'pre_receive_secret_detection_enabled': False, 'compliance_frameworks': [], 'merge_requests_template': None, 'ci_restrict_pipeline_cancellation_role': 'developer', 'merge_pipelines_enabled': False, 'merge_trains_enabled': False, 'merge_trains_skip_train_allowed': False, 'allow_pipeline_trigger_approve_deployment': False}\r\n\r\nHowever, the `main` branch of the project is not protected all of a sudden. If I call\r\n\r\n\tprint(project.branches.get(project.default_branch))\r\n\r\nI get\r\n\r\n\t\u003cclass 'gitlab.v4.objects.branches.ProjectBranch'\u003e =\u003e {'name': 'main', 'commit': {'id': 'c9c61bb46e2040b904ab9cc5c6f14e969b551503', 'short_id': 'c9c61bb4', 'created_at': '2024-11-13T15:24:00.000+00:00', 'parent_ids': ['d3f2686c9750ec7c49a7f1467dd0f6bf734ba378'], 'title': 'Update README.md', 'message': 'Update README.md', 'author_name': '[MYNAME]', 'author_email': '[MYMAIL]', 'authored_date': '2024-11-13T15:24:00.000+00:00', 'committer_name': '[MYNAME]', 'committer_email': '[MYMAIL]', 'committed_date': '2024-11-13T15:24:00.000+00:00', 'trailers': {}, 'extended_trailers': {}, 'web_url': '[COMMITID]'}, 'merged': False, 'protected': False, 'developers_can_push': False, 'developers_can_merge': False, 'can_push': True, 'default': True, 'web_url': '[URL]/-/tree/main'}\r\n\r\nwith my main problem being: `'protected': False`\r\n\r\n## Expected Behavior\r\n\r\nI would expect the `main` branch of the newly created project to be protected.\r\n\r\n## Actual Behavior\r\n\r\nThe `main` branch of the newly created project is not protected. A quick look in the newly created project *Settings* -\u003e * Repository* - \u003e *Protected branches* confirms that there are no protected branches:\r\n\r\n![image](https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/ab530c8d-1da1-48bd-aff8-dda2505bce14)\r\n\r\n\r\n## Specifications\r\n\r\n  - python-gitlab version: 5.0.0-pyhff2d567_0\r\n  - Gitlab server version (or gitlab.com): GitLab Enterprise Edition [v17.3.6-ee](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/tags/v17.3.6-ee)\r\n\r\nIs this the desired behavior? If so, how can I protect the `main` branch after project creation? I can add them manually in *Settings* -\u003e * Repository* - \u003e *Protected branches* but I would like to do that via the script. Unfortunately, I can't seem to figure out out to protect a branch after it was created from the `python-gitlab` api.","author":{"url":"https://github.com/raedma","@type":"Person","name":"raedma"},"datePublished":"2024-11-14T15:37:10.000Z","interactionStatistic":{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":"https://schema.org/CommentAction","userInteractionCount":2},"url":"https://github.com/3037/python-gitlab/issues/3037"}