uv add private GitHub repository with PAT on Actions fails

[PhilipVinc]

Summary

I'm Trying to setup a CI Workflow on GitHub Actions for a private repository that must pull another private repository. Using a Github PAT, I can make it work in pip but it fails with uv.

My CI.yml file is the following

...
jobs:
   ...
    steps:
      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
      - name: Set up Python ${{ matrix.python-version }} on ${{ matrix.os }}
        uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@v5
        with:
          python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}

      - name: Pip install packages
        run: |
          # using pip here would work, but uv fails
          uv --verbose add "git+https://x-access-token:${TOKEN}@github.com/organization/private_repo"
          uv sync
        env:
          TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GH_READONLY_PAT }}

where secrets.GH_READONLY_PAT is a PAT with read only access to private repos, which I tested and works correctly.

Running the action gives the following error

DEBUG No netrc file found
DEBUG GitHub API request failed for: https://api.github.com/repos/NeuralQXLab/netket_pro/commits/HEAD (404 Not Found)
DEBUG Fetching source distribution from Git: https://github.com/NeuralQXLab/netket_pro
DEBUG Acquired lock for `[https://github.com/neuralqxlab/netket_pro`](https://github.com/neuralqxlab/netket_pro%60)
DEBUG Updating Git source `[https://github.com/NeuralQXLab/netket_pro`](https://github.com/NeuralQXLab/netket_pro%60)
   Updating https://github.com/NeuralQXLab/netket_pro (HEAD)
DEBUG Attempting GitHub fast path for: https://api.github.com/repos/NeuralQXLab/netket_pro/commits/HEAD
DEBUG Failed to check GitHub HTTP status client error (404 Not Found) for url (https://api.github.com/repos/NeuralQXLab/netket_pro/commits/HEAD)
DEBUG Performing a Git fetch for: https://github.com/NeuralQXLab/netket_pro
DEBUG Released lock at `/home/runner/actions-runner/_work/_temp/setup-uv-cache/git-v0/locks/d25fca3599406dfa`
DEBUG Reverting changes to `pyproject.toml`
DEBUG Removing `uv.lock`
  × Failed to download and build `netket-pro @
  │ git+[https://github.com/NeuralQXLab/netket_pro`](https://github.com/NeuralQXLab/netket_pro%60)
  ├─▶ Git operation failed
  ├─▶ failed to clone into:
  │   /home/runner/actions-runner/_work/_temp/setup-uv-cache/git-v0/db/d25fca3599406dfa
  ╰─▶ process didn't exit successfully: `/usr/bin/git fetch --force
      --update-head-ok 'https://github.com/NeuralQXLab/netket_pro'
      '+HEAD:refs/remotes/origin/HEAD'` (exit status: 128)
      --- stderr
      fatal: could not read Username for 'https://github.com/': No such device
      or address

I tried the following things:

• Execute the command above on my machine, with the same token, it works.
• Create a .netrc file in a preceding step with the token inside, but it is not used/does not solve the problem.

Most interestingly, by ssh-ing in the runner if the step fails, and running exactly the same command, the command success, so I have the feeling that if the session is interactive something different is triggered

Platform

linux GitHub runner

Version

0.5.29

Python version

3.12