[CLI] Check Homebrew registry for updates when installed via brew#4204
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When huggingface_hub is installed via Homebrew, the CLI update checker now queries https://formulae.brew.sh/api/formula/hf.json for the latest version instead of PyPI. This avoids suggesting an update that isn't yet available in the Homebrew registry. For non-brew installs, the existing PyPI check is unchanged. Co-authored-by: Lucain <Wauplin@users.noreply.github.com>
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When
huggingface_hubis installed via Homebrew, the CLI update checker now queries the Homebrew registry (https://formulae.brew.sh/api/formula/hf.json) instead of PyPI. This fixes the issue wherehf updatesuggests an update that isn't yet available in the brew registry, leading to a confusing experience:hf update(which runsbrew upgrade hf)What changed:
_fetch_latest_brew_version()that hitshttps://formulae.brew.sh/api/formula/hf.jsonand reads.versions.stable_check_cli_updateto use the brew registry wheninstallation_method() == "brew"(only forhuggingface_hub)The existing
installation_method()utility already reliably detects brew installs. The new brew version fetch follows the same pattern as the PyPI fetch (2s timeout, graceful fallback toNoneon failure).Slack Thread