`git-hook/pre-push: exec: python: not found`

[JordanLongstaff]

Does this issue occur when all extensions are disabled?: N/A

• VS Code Version: 1.82.2
• OS Version: macOS Ventura 13.5.2

I have a pre-push hook that runs a Python program:

#!/usr/bin/env bash
# ... irrelevant comments ...
exec python -m server.devcheck pre-push

The Python executable definitely exists on my computer, yet this stops me from being able to push commits using VS Code. Output:

2023-09-20 19:23:47.810 [info] > git push -u origin branch-name-redacted [957ms]
2023-09-20 19:23:47.810 [info] git-hooks/pre-push: line 4: exec: python: not found
error: failed to push some refs to 'github.com:EncircleInc/encircle.git'

This has to be an issue with VS Code, because I can run the above git push -u ... command from the CLI and it works with no problems. Whatever environment VS Code runs git in, it's not one that recognizes the executables in my shell.

Either this is a bug, or I need to configure my settings somehow. If it's the latter, please offer whatever help you can.

Steps to Reproduce:

1. Write any Python program you wish (it could be just a "Hello, world" program) and write a pre-push hook to run it like the above example.
2. Make a branch and add a commit to it.
3. Try publishing the branch through VS Code. The expectation is that it runs git push -u and successfully pushes the branch to the remote. The actual behaviour is that it fails to find Python.

[lszomoru]

@brettcannon, does this one ring a bell? Thanks!

[brettcannon]

Nope, this isn't a specific issue that I'm aware of if Python is globally installed and accessible on PATH (assuming that's how VS Code executes pre-commit hooks).

[bahung1221]

Same issue when using git in vscode on macOS, it worked when using git in terminal but not in vscode. (It previously worked but the issue happened recently)

[Link512]

I'm currently experiencing the same(ish) issue with a golang repo. I have a pre-commit hook that runs a linter. If I do git commit from the terminal it works, however trying to commit from vscode gives me the following

> git -c user.useConfigOnly=true commit --quiet --allow-empty-message --file - -S
/home/<SNIP>/dotgit/hooks/pre-commit-format-lint:7: command not found: goimports
/home/<SNIP>/dotgit/hooks/pre-commit-format-lint:23: command not found: golangci-lint

Somehow, when doing a commit via vscode, my shell's PATH variable isn't read. I've had this issue in the past, but then got fixed when I updated vscode. Now it was reintroduced with the February 1.87 update.