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CLI: Missing set action for custom attributes #3394
Description
Description of the problem, including code/CLI snippet
There isn't an action available to set custom attributes in the CLI.
The commands group-custom-attribute, project-custom-attribute and user-custom-attribute are affected.
Expected Behavior
The commands should have actions to set custom attributes
$ gitlab group-custom-attribute -h
usage: gitlab group-custom-attribute [-h] {list,get,set,delete} ...
options:
-h, --help show this help message and exit
action:
{list,get,delete} Action to execute on the GitLab resource.
list List the GitLab resources
get Get a GitLab resource
set Set a Gitlab resource
delete Delete a GitLab resource
Actual Behavior
The actions to set custom attributes are missing
$ gitlab group-custom-attribute -h
usage: gitlab group-custom-attribute [-h] {list,get,delete} ...
options:
-h, --help show this help message and exit
action:
{list,get,delete} Action to execute on the GitLab resource.
list List the GitLab resources
get Get a GitLab resource
delete Delete a GitLab resource
Specifications
- python-gitlab version: 8.3.0
- Gitlab server version (or gitlab.com): 8.11.2
Activity
github-actions commentedon Jul 7, 2026
This issue was marked stale because it has been open 60 days with
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github-actions commentedon Jul 23, 2026
This issue was closed because it has been marked stale for 15 days
with no activity.
This open-source project relies on community contributions, and
while we value all feedback, we have a limited capacity to address
every issue without a clear path forward.
Currently, this issue hasn't received a proposed fix, and there
hasn't been recent active discussion indicating someone is planning
to work on it. To maintain a manageable backlog and focus our
efforts, we will be closing this issue for now.
This doesn't mean the issue isn't valid or important. If you or
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We believe that those who feel a bug is important enough to fix
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Thank you for your understanding and potential future
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lqb commentedon Jul 23, 2026
Reopen!