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)
- Python >= 3.4
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
If you like to clone from source, you can do it like so:
git clone https://github.com/gitpython-developers/GitPython
git submodule update --init --recursive
./init-tests-after-clone.sh
Limitations
Leakage of System Resources
GitPython is not suited for long-running processes (like daemons) as it tends to
leak system resources. It was written in a time where destructors (as implemented
in the __del__ method) still ran deterministically.
In case you still want to use it in such a context, you will want to search the
codebase for __del__ implementations and call these yourself when you see fit.
Another way assure proper cleanup of resources is to factor out GitPython into a
separate process which can be dropped periodically.
Windows support
See Issue #525.
RUNNING TESTS
Important: Right after cloning this repository, please be sure to have executed
the ./init-tests-after-clone.sh script in the repository root. Otherwise
you will encounter test failures.
On Windows, make sure you have git-daemon in your PATH. For MINGW-git, the git-daemon.exe
exists in Git\mingw64\libexec\git-core\; CYGWIN has no daemon, but should get along fine
with MINGW's.
The easiest way to run tests is by using tox
a wrapper around virtualenv. It will take care of setting up environments with the proper
dependencies installed and execute test commands. To install it simply:
pip install tox
Then run:
tox
For more fine-grained control, you can use unittest.
Contributions
Please have a look at the contributions file.
INFRASTRUCTURE
- User Documentation
- Questions and Answers
- Please post on stackoverflow and use the
gitpythontag - 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
- GitPython version (e.g.
- Post reproducible bugs and feature requests as a new issue.
How to make a new release
- Update/verify the version in the
VERSIONfile - Update/verify that the
doc/source/changes.rstchangelog file was updated - Commit everything
- Run
git tag -s <version>to tag the version in Git - Run
make release - Close the milestone mentioned in the changelog and create a new one. Do not reuse milestones by renaming them.
- set the upcoming version in the
VERSIONfile, usually be
incrementing the patch level, and possibly by appending-dev. Probably you
want togit pushonce more.
How to verify a release
Please only use releases from pypi as you can verify the respective source
tarballs.
This script shows how to verify the tarball was indeed created by the authors of
this project:
curl https://pypi.python.org/packages/5b/38/0433c06feebbfbb51d644129dbe334031c33d55af0524326266f847ae907/GitPython-2.1.8-py2.py3-none-any.whl#md5=6b73ae86ee2dbab6da8652b2d875013a > gitpython.whl
curl https://pypi.python.org/packages/5b/38/0433c06feebbfbb51d644129dbe334031c33d55af0524326266f847ae907/GitPython-2.1.8-py2.py3-none-any.whl.asc > gitpython-signature.asc
gpg --verify gitpython-signature.asc gitpython.whl
which outputs
gpg: Signature made Mon Dec 11 17:34:17 2017 CET
gpg: using RSA key C3BC52BD76E2C23BAC6EC06A665F99FA9D99966C
gpg: issuer "byronimo@gmail.com"
gpg: Good signature from "Sebastian Thiel (I do trust in Rust!) <byronimo@gmail.com>" [ultimate]
You can verify that the keyid indeed matches the release-signature key provided in this
repository by looking at the keys details:
gpg --list-packets ./release-verification-key.asc
You can verify that the commit adding it was also signed by it using:
git show --show-signature ./release-verification-key.asc
If you would like to trust it permanently, you can import and sign it:
gpg --import ./release-verification-key.asc
gpg --edit-key 88710E60
> sign
> save
Projects using GitPython
- PyDriller
- Kivy Designer
- Prowl
- Python Taint
- Buster
- git-ftp
- Git-Pandas
- PyGitUp
- PyJFuzz
- Loki
- Omniwallet
- GitViper
- Git Gud
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