Using Git from Python with GitPython

GitPython is a library that makes it easy to automate any git actions you want to repeat (in my case, updating my notes with links to my recently-liked YouTube videos).

Here’s how to use it.

1. Install

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Stuff to review…

• Use Git commands within Python code - Stack Overflow - or just import subprocess and use `subprocess.run([“git”, “command”, “you”, “need”]
• Execute git commands in python and configure credentials - Stack Overflow - another suggestion to just use subprocess along with os.chdir if you need to change directories
• Automating some git commands with Python - GeeksforGeeks - uses gitpython extensively
• GitPython Tutorial — GitPython 3.1.43 documentation
• Python Tutorial | How to Work with GIT and GITHUB using Python || Clarusway - YouTube - video about gitpython the commenters seem to quite like
• Using Git From Python - Waylon Walker post
• How can I call ‘git pull’ from within Python? - Stack Overflow - stack overflow post cautioning about proper gitpython api usage (and which way of using it to avoid)
• GitPython Tutorial — GitPython 3.1.43 documentation