cfn-lint as pre-commit hook fails with "--non-zero-exit-code": maximum recursion depth exceeded

[folleymcklaukyn]

CloudFormation Lint Version

v1.42.1

What operating system are you using?

Windows 11

Describe the bug

Summary:

cfn-lint fails in a pre-commit hook when using the flag --non-zero-exit-code, producing the error:
maximum recursion depth exceeded while calling a Python object

Environment

cfn-lint version: tested with v1.42.1 and v1.43.0
Python version: 3.11.9
pre-commit version: 4.5.0

• NOTE: The issue can be reproduced using the information below. I created a new repository specifically to test and confirm the behavior, isolating cfn-lint from other hooks.

pre-commit configuration

repos:
  - repo: https://github.com/aws-cloudformation/cfn-lint
    rev: v1.42.1
    hooks:
      - id: cfn-lint-rc
        name: cfn-lint · Validate CloudFormation templates

.cfnlintrc.yaml

templates:
  - templates/**/*.yaml
non_zero_exit_code: error
# ignore_checks:
#   - W2001

Steps to reproduce

1. Install and configure pre-commit in the repository
2. Configure cfn-lint hook (code above) and copy .cfnlintrc.yaml to the root folder.
3. Create a folder named templates and put the reproduction template there.
4. In a terminal, run pre-commit run --all-files

Actual Behavior

$ pre-commit run --all-files
cfn-lint · Validate CloudFormation templates.............................Failed
- hook id: cfn-lint-rc
- exit code: 1

maximum recursion depth exceeded while calling a Python object

When non_zero_exit_code: error is omitted, the process works as intended:

$ pre-commit run --all-files
cfn-lint · Validate CloudFormation templates.............................Failed
- hook id: cfn-lint-rc
- exit code: 4

W2001 Parameter UnusedParameter not used.
templates\test_template.yaml:2:3

When ignore_checks is set, the process also works as intended.

• NOTE: I currently don’t know how to execute cfn-lint in debug mode inside pre-commit, which is why I’m unable to include a debug log.

Expected behavior

$ pre-commit run --all-files
cfn-lint · Validate CloudFormation templates.............................Passed

Reproduction template

Parameters:
  UnusedParameter:
    Type: String
Resources:
  LogGroup:
    Type: AWS::Logs::LogGroup