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Troubleshooting git-remote-codecommit and AWS CodeCommit

The following information might help you troubleshoot issues with git-remote-codecommit when connecting with AWS CodeCommit repositories.

I see an error: git: 'remote-codecommit' is not a git command

Problem: When you try to use git-remote-codecommit, you see an error that git-remote-codecommit is not a git command. See 'git --help'".

Possible fixes: The most common reason for this error is that either you have not added the git-remote-codecommit executable to your PATH, or that the string contains a syntax error. This can happen where a hyphen is missing between git and remote-codecommit, or when an extra git is placed before git-remote-codecommit.

You might also encounter this error if you have updated your local installation to an unsupported version. For more information about supported versions of Python, see git-remote-codecommit.

For more information about setting up and using git-remote-codecommit, see Setup steps for HTTPS connections to AWS CodeCommit with git-remote-codecommit.

I see an error: fatal: Unable to find remote helper for 'codecommit'

Problem: When you try to use git-remote-codecommit, you see an error stating "fatal: Unable to find remote helper for 'codecommit'".

Possible fixes: The most common reasons for this error are:

For more information about setting up and using git-remote-codecommit, see Setup steps for HTTPS connections to AWS CodeCommit with git-remote-codecommit.

Cloning error: I cannot clone a CodeCommit repository from an IDE

Problem: When you try to clone a CodeCommit repository in an IDE, you see an error that says the endpoint or URL is not valid.

Possible fixes: Not all IDEs support the URL used by git-remote-codecommit during cloning. Clone the repository locally from the terminal or command line, and then add that local repo to your IDE. For more information, see Step 3: Connect to the CodeCommit console and clone the repository.

Push or pull error: I cannot push or pull commits from an IDE to a CodeCommit repository

Problem: When you try to pull or push code from an IDE, you see a connection error.

Possible fixes: The most common reason for this error is that the IDE is not compatible with Git remote helpers such as git-remote-codecommit. Instead of using the IDE functionality to commit, push, and pull code, update the local repo manually from the command line or terminal using Git commands.

For more information about remote helpers and Git, see the Git documentation.

Installation error: I see an externally-managed-environment error when I try to install git-remote-codecommit

Problem: When you try to run the pip install git-remote-codecommit command, you see an error indicating that the environment is externally managed.

Possible fixes: The most common reason for this error is that you're running a distrobution (distro) of Python that define an EXTERNALLY-MANAGED marker file. The best solution for this is to create and use a virtual environment.

For more information about externally managed environments and Python, see Externally Managed Environments and Install packages in a virtual environment using pip and venv in the Python documentation.