GitPython

GitPython is a python library used to interact with git repositories, high-level like git-porcelain, or low-level like git-plumbing.

It provides abstractions of git objects for easy access of repository data, and additionally allows you to access the git repository more directly using either a pure python implementation, or the faster, but more resource intensive git command implementation.

The object database implementation is optimized for handling large quantities of objects and large datasets, which is achieved by using low-level structures and data streaming.

REQUIREMENTS

GitPython needs the git executable to be installed on the system and available in your PATH for most operations. If it is not in your PATH, you can help GitPython find it by setting the GIT_PYTHON_GIT_EXECUTABLE=<path/to/git> environment variable.

Git (1.7.x or newer)

The list of dependencies are listed in ./requirements.txt and ./test-requirements.txt. The installer takes care of installing them for you.

INSTALL

If you have downloaded the source code:

python setup.py install

or if you want to obtain a copy from the Pypi repository:

pip install gitpython

Both commands will install the required package dependencies.

A distribution package can be obtained for manual installation at:

http://pypi.python.org/pypi/GitPython

RUNNING TESTS

The easiest way to run test is by using tox a wrapper around virtualenv. It will take care of setting up environnements with the proper dependencies installed and execute test commands. To install it simply:

pip install tox

Then run:

tox

SOURCE

GitPython's git repo is available on GitHub, which can be browsed at github and cloned like that:

git clone https://github.com/gitpython-developers/GitPython

Live Coding

You can watch me fix issues or implement new features live on Twitch, or have a look at past recordings on youtube

Live on Twitch (just follow the channel to be notified when a session starts)
Archive on Youtube

INFRASTRUCTURE

User Documentation
Questions and Answers
Please post on stackoverflow and use the gitpython tag
Mailing List
Please use it for everything that doesn't fit Stackoverflow.
Issue Tracker
- Post reproducible bugs and feature requests as a new issue. Please be sure to provide the following information if posting bugs:
  - GitPython version (e.g. import git; git.__version__)
  - Python version (e.g. python --version)
  - The encountered stack-trace, if applicable
  - Enough information to allow reproducing the issue

LICENSE

New BSD License. See the LICENSE file.

DEVELOPMENT STATUS

Now that there seems to be a massive user base, this should be motivation enough to let git-python return to a proper state, which means

no open pull requests
no open issues describing bugs

FUTURE GOALS

There has been a lot of work in the master branch, which is the direction I want git-python to go. Namely, it should be able to freely mix and match the back-end used, depending on your requirements and environment.

make new master work similarly to 0.3, but with the option to swap for at least one additional backend
make a 1.0 release
add backends as required