Git fatal error when using a Kedro project inside directory without an initialised repo

Description

Kedro Docs contains a pandas Iris example project which has Python 3.6 in the requirements file, which does not execute on newer Apple M1 chipsets. Attempting to execute it on an M1-compatible version of Python 3.8.13 via kedro run results in:

kedro.framework.session.store - INFO - `read()` not implemented for `BaseSessionStore`. Assuming empty store.
fatal: Needed a single revision

Context

Attempt the docs instructions on https://kedro.readthedocs.io/en/stable/get_started/example_project.html on an Apple M1.

Steps to Reproduce

Execute the following on an Apple M1:

kedro new --starter=pandas-iris
cd pandas-iris
git init
pip install -r src/requirements.txt
kedro run

Expected Result

Run without fatal errors.

Actual Result

kedro.framework.session.store - INFO - `read()` not implemented for `BaseSessionStore`. Assuming empty store.
fatal: Needed a single revision

Your Environment

Include as many relevant details about the environment in which you experienced the bug:

• Kedro version used: 0.17.7
• Python version used (python -V): 3.8.13
• Operating system and version: macOS 12.3

[AntonyMilneQB]

Just to understand where we stand on this… This isn’t actually related to Apple M1 chips at all, right? It’s just what happens if you do kedro run in a directory which hasn’t had git commit yet?

[oj-m]

@datajoely That’s what initially gave me pause, as I didn’t catch that the fatal error was actually a benign INFO log. Without diving into the codebase, it just wasn’t immediately clear the error was bubbling messaging up from an expected git state.