[BUG] setValueForKeyFakeAssocArray showing up in almost all Bash calls in claude Code
Resolved 💬 6 comments Opened Mar 17, 2026 by jackstine Closed May 21, 2026
Preflight Checklist
- [x] I have searched existing issues and this hasn't been reported yet
- [x] This is a single bug report (please file separate reports for different bugs)
- [x] I am using the latest version of Claude Code
What's Wrong?
seeing in Claude Code only, for the past 2 or so weeks today is March 16, 2026. setValueForKeyFakeAssocArray is nothing in my code base, I believe it is something in Claude Code. and every time it runs a command, it shows this.
Bash(cd /Users/jake/Projects/azimuth-root/main/spectacular-root/optimizer/optimizer/
&& uv run pytest -q 2>&1 | tail -3)
⎿ setValueForKeyFakeAssocArray:27: command not found: _encode
setValueForKeyFakeAssocArray:27: command not found: _encode
setValueForKeyFakeAssocArray:27: command not found: _encode
setValueForKeyFakeAssocArray:27: command not found: _encode
setValueForKeyFakeAssocArray:27: command not found: _encode
setValueForKeyFakeAssocArray:27: command not found: _encode
setValueForKeyFakeAssocArray:27: command not found: _encode
setValueForKeyFakeAssocArray:27: command not found: _encode
setValueForKeyFakeAssocArray:27: command not found: _encode
setValueForKeyFakeAssocArray:27: command not found: _encode
valueForKeyFakeAssocArray:28: command not found: _decode
valueForKeyFakeAssocArray:28: command not found: _decode
What Should Happen?
should not see setValueForKeyFakeAssocArray:27: command not found: _encode in bash command when claude code run bash
Error Messages/Logs
Steps to Reproduce
Have no idea.
the closest thing i can think of is have a previous version of cloud code and upgrade it to today's version i have no idea how it happens but i see it in work i see it on my personal computer
Claude Model
Not sure / Multiple models
Is this a regression?
Yes, this worked in a previous version
Last Working Version
_No response_
Claude Code Version
v2.1.77
Platform
Anthropic API
Operating System
macOS
Terminal/Shell
Other
Additional Information
i work in t-mux
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