[Python] git executable not found with gitpython: "Bad git executable."

I was trying to clone a git repo with access key, but when I am trying to run it, it throws an exception saying the Git executable cannot be found.

But I have installed Git and the in_it.py shows the correct path "C:\Program Files\Git\bin". Also, I have installed gitpython to use the library in python.

Here's my code:

import git

git.Git("D:/madhav/myrep/").clone("@github.com:myrepo/scripts")


========= and it throws the following exception =================

Traceback (most recent call last):
File "C:\Users\1096506\Desktop\gitclone.py", line 1, in <module>
from git import Repo
File "C:\Users\1096506\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python36-32\lib\site-packages\git\__init__.py", line 84, in <module>
refresh()
File "C:\Users\1096506\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python36-32\lib\site-packages\git\__init__.py", line 73, in refresh
if not Git.refresh(path=path):
File "C:\Users\1096506\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python36-32\lib\site-packages\git\cmd.py", line 293, in refresh
raise ImportError(err) ImportError: Bad git executable. The git executable must be specified in one of the following ways:
- be included in your $PATH
- be set via $GIT_PYTHON_GIT_EXECUTABLE
- explicitly set via git.refresh()

All git commands will error until this is rectified.

This initial warning can be silenced or aggravated in the future by setting the
$GIT_PYTHON_REFRESH environment variable. Use one of the following values:
- quiet|q|silence|s|none|n|0: for no warning or exception
- warn|w|warning|1: for a printed warning
- error|e|raise|r|2: for a raised exception

Example:
export GIT_PYTHON_REFRESH=quiet

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