gitpython-developers · Byron · Jan 10, 2025 · Jan 9, 2025
diff --git a/git/repo/fun.py b/git/repo/fun.py
@@ -301,7 +301,13 @@ def rev_parse(repo: "Repo", rev: str) -> AnyGitObject:

            # Handle type.
            if output_type == "commit":
-                pass  # Default.
+                obj = cast("TagObject", obj)
+                if obj and obj.type == "tag":
+                    obj = deref_tag(obj)
+                else:
+                    # Cannot do anything for non-tags.
+                    pass
+                # END handle tag
            elif output_type == "tree":
                try:
                    obj = cast(AnyGitObject, obj)

diff --git a/test/test_repo.py b/test/test_repo.py
@@ -1064,9 +1064,9 @@ def test_rev_parse(self):
        # TODO: Dereference tag into a blob 0.1.7^{blob} - quite a special one.
        # Needs a tag which points to a blob.

-        # ref^0 returns commit being pointed to, same with ref~0, and ^{}
+        # ref^0 returns commit being pointed to, same with ref~0, ^{}, and ^{commit}
        tag = rev_parse("0.1.4")
-        for token in ("~0", "^0", "^{}"):
+        for token in ("~0", "^0", "^{}", "^{commit}"):
            self.assertEqual(tag.object, rev_parse("0.1.4%s" % token))
        # END handle multiple tokens