gitpython-developers · Byron · Jun 7, 2025 · Jun 6, 2025
diff --git a/git/config.py b/git/config.py
@@ -508,6 +508,8 @@ def string_decode(v: str) -> str:
                    if len(optval) > 1 and optval[0] == '"' and optval[-1] != '"':
                        is_multi_line = True
                        optval = string_decode(optval[1:])
+                    elif len(optval) > 1 and optval[0] == '"' and optval[-1] == '"':
+                        optval = optval[1:-1].strip()
                    # END handle multi-line
                    # Preserves multiple values for duplicate optnames.
                    cursect.add(optname, optval)

diff --git a/test/fixtures/git_config_with_quotes b/test/fixtures/git_config_with_quotes
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+[user]
+  name = "Cody Veal"
+  email = "cveal05@gmail.com"
diff --git a/test/test_config.py b/test/test_config.py
@@ -391,7 +391,7 @@ def test_complex_aliases(self):
        with GitConfigParser(file_obj, read_only=False) as w_config:
            self.assertEqual(
                w_config.get("alias", "rbi"),
-                '"!g() { git rebase -i origin/${1:-master} ; } ; g"',
+                "!g() { git rebase -i origin/${1:-master} ; } ; g",
            )
        self.assertEqual(
            file_obj.getvalue(),
@@ -406,6 +406,12 @@ def test_empty_config_value(self):
        with self.assertRaises(cp.NoOptionError):
            cr.get_value("color", "ui")

+    def test_config_with_quotes(self):
+        cr = GitConfigParser(fixture_path("git_config_with_quotes"), read_only=True)
+
+        self.assertEqual(cr.get("user", "name"), "Cody Veal")
+        self.assertEqual(cr.get("user", "email"), "cveal05@gmail.com")
+
    def test_get_values_works_without_requiring_any_other_calls_first(self):
        file_obj = self._to_memcache(fixture_path("git_config_multiple"))
        cr = GitConfigParser(file_obj, read_only=True)