Thanks for letting us know! Out of the back of my head, no simpler solution comes to mind.

Better workaround if anybody is interested.

import git
import os

class GitConfig(git.Repo):
    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
        #
        # Work around the GitPython issue #775
        # https://github.com/gitpython-developers/GitPython/issues/775
        #
        self.git_dir = os.path.join(os.getcwd(), ".git")
        git.Repo.__init__(self, *args, **kwargs)

Usage:

r = GitConfig().config_reader()
print (r.get_value('user', 'name'))

@andy-shev Thank you! Solution worked for me too.

@Byron Are you open to PRs? It seems like this is mostly a matter of where to put the relevant code. If I figure out something logical, can I submit a PR and we discuss from there?

@bthayer2365 Absolutely, GitPython runs on PRs! Thanks for your participation :).