May 18, 2022 · May 17, 2022
diff --git a/git/index/base.py b/git/index/base.py
        paths = []
        entries = []
        # if it is a string put in list
        if isinstance(items, str):
        if isinstance(items,(str, os.PathLike)):
            items = [items]

        for item in items:
            if isinstance(item, str):
            if isinstance(item,(str, os.PathLike)):
                paths.append(self._to_relative_path(item))
            elif isinstance(item, (Blob, Submodule)):
                entries.append(BaseIndexEntry.from_blob(item))
diff --git a/test/test_index.py b/test/test_index.py
 import os.path as osp
 from git.cmd import Git

 from pathlib import Path

 HOOKS_SHEBANG = "#!/usr/bin/env sh\n"

 is_win_without_bash = is_win and not shutil.which("bash.exe")
                assert str(err)
        else:
            raise AssertionError("Should have caught a HookExecutionError")

    @with_rw_repo('HEAD')
    def test_index_add_pathlike(self, rw_repo):
        git_dir = Path(rw_repo.git_dir)

        file = git_dir / "file.txt"
        file.touch()

        rw_repo.index.add(file)
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Expand Up		@@ -617,11 +617,11 @@ def _preprocess_add_items(
		paths = []
		entries = []
		# if it is a string put in list
		if isinstance(items, str):
		if isinstance(items,(str, os.PathLike)):
		items = [items]

		for item in items:
		if isinstance(item, str):
		if isinstance(item,(str, os.PathLike)):
		paths.append(self._to_relative_path(item))
		elif isinstance(item, (Blob, Submodule)):
		entries.append(BaseIndexEntry.from_blob(item))
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Expand Up		@@ -37,6 +37,8 @@
		import os.path as osp
		from git.cmd import Git

		from pathlib import Path

		HOOKS_SHEBANG = "#!/usr/bin/env sh\n"

		is_win_without_bash = is_win and not shutil.which("bash.exe")
Expand DownExpand Up		@@ -943,3 +945,12 @@ def test_commit_msg_hook_fail(self, rw_repo):
		assert str(err)
		else:
		raise AssertionError("Should have caught a HookExecutionError")

		@with_rw_repo('HEAD')
		def test_index_add_pathlike(self, rw_repo):
		git_dir = Path(rw_repo.git_dir)

		file = git_dir / "file.txt"
		file.touch()

		rw_repo.index.add(file)