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{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DiscussionForumPosting","headline":"[Bug] GitCommandNotFound when executing repo.git.execute on macOS","articleBody":"**Describe the bug**\nWhen executing repo.git.execute with string-type arguments on macOS, it throws a GitCommandNotFound exception:\n```\nTraceback (most recent call last):\n  File \"/Users/macuser/.pyenv/versions/3.12.2/lib/python3.12/site-packages/git/cmd.py\", line 1262, in execute\n    proc = safer_popen(\n           ^^^^^^^^^^^^\n  File \"/Users/macuser/.pyenv/versions/3.12.2/lib/python3.12/subprocess.py\", line 1026, in __init__\n    self._execute_child(args, executable, preexec_fn, close_fds,\n  File \"/Users/macuser/.pyenv/versions/3.12.2/lib/python3.12/subprocess.py\", line 1953, in _execute_child\n    raise child_exception_type(errno_num, err_msg, err_filename)\nFileNotFoundError: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: 'git log -n 1'\n\nThe above exception was the direct cause of the following exception:\n\nTraceback (most recent call last):\n  File \"/Users/macuser/test.py\", line 36, in \u003cmodule\u003e\n    cmd = repo.git.execute(\"git log -n 1\")\n          ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^\n  File \"/Users/macuser/.pyenv/versions/3.12.2/lib/python3.12/site-packages/git/cmd.py\", line 1275, in execute\n    raise GitCommandNotFound(redacted_command, err) from err\ngit.exc.GitCommandNotFound: Cmd('g') not found due to: FileNotFoundError('[Errno 2] No such file or directory: 'git log -n 1'')\n```\nI have installed git and it works well on other commands, only repo.git.execute doesn't work'\n\nThe error only occurs when passing a string-type argument to repo.git.execute\n\nWorks correctly when using string array arguments\n\nWorks correctly when using shell=True argument\n\nfor example:\n\n```python\n# Failing case (string argument)\nrepo.git.execute(\"git log -n 1\")  # Throws exception\n\n# Working case (array argument)\nrepo.git.execute([\"git\", \"log\", \"-n\", \"1\"])  # Executes successfully\n\n# Working case (array argument)\nrepo.git.execute(\"git log -n 1\", shell=True)  # Executes successfully\n```\n\n**Environment**\n- Python version: 3.12\n- GitPython version: 3.1.43\n- Operating System: macOS 14.3.1 (Sonoma)\n- Git version: 2.46.0\n- By the way, I'm using pyenv","author":{"url":"https://github.com/cloudskytian","@type":"Person","name":"cloudskytian"},"datePublished":"2025-03-19T08:55:59.000Z","interactionStatistic":{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":"https://schema.org/CommentAction","userInteractionCount":4},"url":"https://github.com/2016/GitPython/issues/2016"}