Error with Azure CLI 2.46.0 and Bicep if no bicep configuration exists

TL;DR

Please review and update as needed. ## Describe the bug Command Name az bicep install Errors: ``` Installing Bicep CLI v0.14.85...

Steps

1. Issue Azure/azure-cli#25710 (closed, 33 comments): [!--- 🛑 Please check existing issues first before continuing: https://github.com/Azure/azure-cli/issues ---] ### This is autogenerated. Please review and update as needed. ## Describe the bug Command Name az bicep install Errors: ``` Installing Bicep CLI v0.14.85... The command failed with an unexpected error. Here is the traceback: No section: 'bicep' Traceback (most recent call last): File "D:\a\work\1\s\buildscripts\windows\artifacts\cli\Lib\site-packages\knack/cli.py", line 233, in invoke File "D:\a\work\1\s\buildscripts\windows\artifacts\cli\Lib\site-packages\azure/cli/c
2. If az CLI Bicep fails when no bicep configuration exists, add a step before the main task that pins the Bicep binary: az config set bicep.use_binary_from_path=False then az bicep install. That avoids the bad binary lookup.

When to use

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When not to use

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Versions

Versions mentioned in the source: CLI v0.14.85. If you are on something much newer or older, the details may have shifted.

Why this happens

The original report does not dig into a root cause. It documents the symptom and the fix that resolved it.

Sources

• https://github.com/Azure/azure-cli/issues
• https://github.com/Azure/azure-cli/issues/25710

In https://github.com/Azure/azure-cli/issues/25710, the reporter asked: Issue Azure/azure-cli#25710 (closed, 33 comments): [!--- 🛑 Please check existing issues first before continuing: https://github.com/Azure/azure-cli/issues ---] ### This is autogenerated. Please review and update as needed. ## Describe the bug Command Name az bicep install Errors: `` Installing Bicep CLI v0.14.85... The command failed with an unexpected error. Here is the traceback: No section: 'bicep' Traceback (most recent call last): File "D:\a\_work\1\s\build_scripts\windows\artifacts\cli\Lib\site-packages\knack/cli.py", line 233, in invoke File "D:\a\_work\1\s\build_scripts\windows\artifacts\cli\Lib\site-packages\azure/cli/c The verified answer: If az CLI Bicep fails when no bicep configuration exists, add a step before the main task that pins the Bicep binary: az config set bicep.usebinaryfrom_path=False then az bicep install`. That avoids the bad binary lookup. Source thread: https://github.com/Azure/azure-cli/issues/25710