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What Git library to choose? (discuss.tchncs.de)
submitted 3 months ago by wasabi@discuss.tchncs.de to c/python@programming.dev
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I happen to write a lot of python code dealing with git repositories. Currently I am calling the git command line tool from python and interpret the output.

This solution really doesn't scale well. Can you recommend a python library that wraps git functionality?

I have found three:

  • GitPython: Seems to work well, but it is in maintenance mode, unlikely to be improved. It also does not have any type hints making working with it annoying.
  • pygit2: Seems well supported and has type hints. But it also seems very low level and pretty tedious to use.
  • dulwich: Looks very promising feature wise but I'm unsure how well it is supported. It seems like an ambitious project being largely done by just one person.
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[โ€“] GammaGames@beehaw.org 1 points 3 months ago (3 children)

Honestly if you already know all the git commands? Iโ€™d use sh

[โ€“] wasabi@discuss.tchncs.de 6 points 3 months ago (1 children)

You'd still only get strings as returns. No objects modeling git concepts.

[โ€“] GammaGames@beehaw.org 1 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Fair point, I usually use exit codes

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