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diff --git a/git/repo/base.py b/git/repo/base.py
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+++ b/git/repo/base.py
@@ -121,6 +121,11 @@ class Repo(object):
Object DataBase type - a type which is constructed by providing
the directory containing the database objects, i.e. .git/objects. It will
be used to access all object data
+ :param search_parent_directories:
+ if True, all parent directories will be searched for a valid repo as well.
+
+ Please note that this was the default behaviour in older versions of GitPython,
+ which is considered a bug though.
:raise InvalidGitRepositoryError:
:raise NoSuchPathError:
:return: git.Repo """