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ggshield ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'truststore' on macOS via Homebrew

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Shows how to fix ggshield ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'truststore' on macOS via Homebrew. Use it when you hit this exact problem. Skip it when your error message or symptom looks different.

TL;DR

What was going on ggshield 1.38.0 installed through Homebrew on macOS crashes on any invocation with ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'truststore'. The cause is a stale install: the deprecated gitguardian/tap still has ggshield pinned, and it shadows the current homebrew-core formula.

Steps

  1. What fixed it

Uninstall and reinstall from core, dropping the old tap: brew uninstall ggshield, brew untap gitguardian/tap, then brew install ggshield. The reporter confirmed this fixed the crash.

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Versions

Versions mentioned in the source: ggshield 1.38.0. 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.

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Published recentlyPublished Oct 3, 2026. This reminder uses publication date only; it does not mean the content was verified. Review again after Apr 1, 2027.

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