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3 changes: 2 additions & 1 deletion copier/_main.py
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Expand Up @@ -973,9 +973,10 @@ def resolved_vcs_ref(self) -> str | None:
@cached_property
def subproject(self) -> Subproject:
"""Get related subproject."""
default_answers_file = Path(".copier-answers.yaml") if Path(".copier-answers.yaml").exists() else Path(".copier-answers.yml")
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This won't work because the Path object passed to the answers_relpath argument of Subproject(local_abspath=..., answers_relpath=...) is the path of the answers file relative to local_abspath. Path(".copier-answers.yaml").exists() checks whether .copier-answers.yaml exists in the current working directory, which is not guaranteed to be local_abspath.

result = Subproject(
local_abspath=self.dst_path.absolute(),
answers_relpath=self.answers_file or Path(".copier-answers.yml"),
answers_relpath=self.answers_file or default_answers_file,
)
self._cleanup_hooks.append(result._cleanup)
return result
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