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IndexError: pop from empty list error

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Hello, I have noticed the following error sometimes.

> git status
# On branch master
nothing to commit (working directory clean)
2015-06-17 19:49:41,251:ERROR:shell:gitstatus:Exception while computing segment: pop from empty list
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/home/user/.local/lib/python2.7/site-packages/powerline/segment.py", line 173, in process_segment
    contents = segment['contents_func'](pl, segment_info)
  File "/home/user/.local/lib/python2.7/site-packages/powerline/segment.py", line 412, in <lambda>
    contents_func = lambda pl, segment_info: _contents_func(pl=pl, segment_info=segment_info, **args)
  File "/home/user/.local/lib/python2.7/site-packages/powerline_gitstatus/segments.py", line 127, in __call__
    branch, detached, behind, ahead = self.parse_branch(status.pop(0))
IndexError: pop from empty list

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Created 8 years ago
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jaspernbrouwercommented, Jun 15, 2016

This is very useful information indeed. I’ve got a much better picture of what’s happening with older versions. I might be able to provide a fix without needing to get hold of such a version. I’ll look into at when I have some time to spare!

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jcharaouicommented, Oct 2, 2022

I attempted to reproduce the error on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS which shipped git 1.7.9.5, but was unable. The prompt seems to work fine, and the branch name is displayed correctly, even with a git status --branch --porcelain command that has no output.

Please reopen if this is still an issue that some users are encountering.