Need to strip the config result value otherwise it contains a \n.

git_cl.py

 #!/usr/bin/env python
 # Copyright (c) 2011 The Chromium Authors. All rights reserved.
 # Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style license that can be
 # found in the LICENSE file.
 
 # Copyright (C) 2008 Evan Martin <martine@danga.com>
 
 """A git-command for integrating reviews on Rietveld."""
 
 import errno
@@ skipping 515 matching lines @@
     if issue:
       description = self.GetDescription()
     else:
       # If the change was never uploaded, use the log messages of all commits
       # up to the branch point, as git cl upload will prefill the description
       # with these log messages.
       description = RunCommand(['git', 'log', '--pretty=format:%s%n%n%b',
                                 '%s...' % (upstream_branch)]).strip()
 
     if not author:
-      author = RunGit(['config', 'user.email'])
+      author = RunGit(['config', 'user.email']).strip()
     change = presubmit_support.GitChange(
         name,
         description,
         absroot,
         files,
         issue,
         patchset,
         author)
 
     # Apply watchlists on upload.
@@ skipping 932 matching lines @@
              'and retry or visit go/isgaeup.\n%s') % (e.code, str(e)))
 
   # Not a known command. Default to help.
   GenUsage(parser, 'help')
   return CMDhelp(parser, argv)
 
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
   fix_encoding.fix_encoding()
   sys.exit(main(sys.argv[1:]))