How to get branch name on detached head?

[sirvon]

I'm getting this error frequently....

TypeError: HEAD is a detached symbolic reference as it points to XXXXXXXXX

No way to avoid it, as I'm not in control of the system at hand.

But I still need the branch name.

Is there anyway to get the branch name even with a detached head?

[Byron]

In fact there is no branch name if the HEAD reference is detached. Maybe this resource will be helpful to you.

Before asking for the name, one could check for the state of the symbolic reference using the is_detached property.

Please let me know if this solves it for you.