GitPython is a python library used to interact with Git repositories.
GitPython was a port of the grit library in Ruby created by Tom Preston-Werner and Chris Wanstrath, but grew beyond its heritage through its improved design and performance.
- Git tested with 1.5.3.7
- Requires Git 1.6.5.4 or newer if index.add function is to be used
- Python Nose - used for running the tests
- Mock by Michael Foord used for tests. Requires 0.5
Installing GitPython is easily done using setuptools. Assuming it is installed, just run the following from the command-line:
# easy_install GitPython
This command will download the latest version of GitPython from the
Python Package Index and install it
to your system. More information about easy_install and pypi can be found
here:
Alternatively, you can install from the distribution using the setup.py
script:
# python setup.py install
- :ref:`tutorial-label` - This tutorial provides a walk-through of some of the basic functionality and concepts used in GitPython. It, however, is not exhaustive so you are encouraged to spend some time in the :ref:`api_reference_toplevel`.
An organized section of the GitPthon API is at :ref:`api_reference_toplevel`.
GitPython's git repo is available on Gitorious and GitHub, which can be browsed at:
and cloned using:
$ git clone git://gitorious.org/git-python/mainline.git git-python $ git clone git://github.com/Byron/GitPython.git git-python
http://groups.google.com/group/git-python
http://byronimo.lighthouseapp.com/projects/51787-gitpython/milestones
GitPython is licensed under the New BSD License. See the LICENSE file for more information.