scan_line method not detecting secrets in passed string

[pbraband]

• I'm submitting a ...

  • [X] bug report
  • [ ] feature request

• What is the current behavior? Invoking scan_line from within another python script isn't detecting secrets in the strings being passed in

• If the current behavior is a bug, please provide the steps to reproduce and if possible a minimal demo of the problem

• What is the expected behavior? a potential secret obj returned from the generator

• What is the motivation / use case for changing the behavior?

• Please tell us about your environment:

  • detect-secrets Version: 1.4.0
  • Python Version: 3.11.4
  • OS Version: MacOS Ventura 13.4.1 (22F82)
  • File type (if applicable): N/A

• Other information

[Fennerr]

I had the same issue. Importing the default_settings, and then wrapping the scan_line inside of a with line fixed it for me:

from detect_secrets.settings import default_settings
...
with default_settings():
    secrets = list(scan_line(variable.value))