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pygit2 - libgit2 bindings in Python
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Pygit2 is a set of Python bindings to the libgit2 shared library, libgit2
implements the core of Git. Pygit2 works with Python 2.7, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4 and
pypy.
Links:
- http://github.com/libgit2/pygit2 -- Source code and issue tracker
- http://www.pygit2.org/ -- Documentation
- http://pypi.python.org/pypi/pygit2 -- Download
How to install
==============
- Check http://www.pygit2.org/install.html
Changelog
==============
0.21.3 (2014-09-15)
-------------------
Breaking changes:
- Now ``Repository.blame(...)`` returns ``Oid`` instead of string
`#413 <https://github.com/libgit2/pygit2/pull/413>`_
- New ``Reference.set_target(...)`` replaces the ``Reference.target`` setter
and ``Reference.log_append(...)``
`#414 <https://github.com/libgit2/pygit2/pull/414>`_
- New ``Repository.set_head(...)`` replaces the ``Repository.head`` setter
`#414 <https://github.com/libgit2/pygit2/pull/414>`_
- ``Repository.merge(...)`` now uses the ``SAFE_CREATE`` strategy by default
`#417 <https://github.com/libgit2/pygit2/pull/417>`_
Other changes:
- New ``Remote.delete()``
`#418 <https://github.com/libgit2/pygit2/issues/418>`_
`#420 <https://github.com/libgit2/pygit2/pull/420>`_
- New ``Repository.write_archive(...)``
`#421 <https://github.com/libgit2/pygit2/pull/421>`_
- Now ``Repository.checkout(...)`` accepts branch objects
`#408 <https://github.com/libgit2/pygit2/pull/408>`_
- Fix refcount leak in remotes
`#403 <https://github.com/libgit2/pygit2/issues/403>`_
`#404 <https://github.com/libgit2/pygit2/pull/404>`_
`#419 <https://github.com/libgit2/pygit2/pull/419>`_
- Various fixes to ``clone_repository(...)``
`#399 <https://github.com/libgit2/pygit2/issues/399>`_
`#411 <https://github.com/libgit2/pygit2/pull/411>`_
`#425 <https://github.com/libgit2/pygit2/issues/425>`_
`#426 <https://github.com/libgit2/pygit2/pull/426>`_
- Fix build error in Python 3
`#401 <https://github.com/libgit2/pygit2/pull/401>`_
- Now ``pip install pygit2`` installs cffi first
`#380 <https://github.com/libgit2/pygit2/issues/380>`_
`#407 <https://github.com/libgit2/pygit2/pull/407>`_
- Add support for pypy3
`#422 <https://github.com/libgit2/pygit2/pull/422>`_
- Documentation improvements
`#398 <https://github.com/libgit2/pygit2/pull/398>`_
`#409 <https://github.com/libgit2/pygit2/pull/409>`_
0.21.2 (2014-08-09)
-------------------
- Fix regression with Python 2, ``IndexEntry.path`` returns str
(bytes in Python 2 and unicode in Python 3)
- Get back ``IndexEntry.oid`` for backwards compatibility
- Config, iterate over the keys (instead of the key/value pairs)
`#395 <https://github.com/libgit2/pygit2/pull/395>`_
- ``Diff.find_similar`` supports new threshold arguments
`#396 <https://github.com/libgit2/pygit2/pull/396>`_
- Optimization, do not load the object when expanding an oid prefix
`#397 <https://github.com/libgit2/pygit2/pull/397>`_
0.21.1 (2014-07-22)
-------------------
- Install fix
`#382 <https://github.com/libgit2/pygit2/pull/382>`_
- Documentation improved, including
`#383 <https://github.com/libgit2/pygit2/pull/383>`_
`#385 <https://github.com/libgit2/pygit2/pull/385>`_
`#388 <https://github.com/libgit2/pygit2/pull/388>`_
- Documentation, use the read-the-docs theme
`#387 <https://github.com/libgit2/pygit2/pull/387>`_
- Coding style improvements
`#392 <https://github.com/libgit2/pygit2/pull/392>`_
- New ``Repository.state_cleanup()``
`#386 <https://github.com/libgit2/pygit2/pull/386>`_
- New ``Index.conflicts``
`#345 <https://github.com/libgit2/pygit2/issues/345>`_
`#389 <https://github.com/libgit2/pygit2/pull/389>`_
- New checkout option to define the target directory
`#390 <https://github.com/libgit2/pygit2/pull/390>`_
Backward incompatible changes:
- Now the checkout strategy must be a keyword argument.
Change ``Repository.checkout(refname, strategy)`` to
``Repository.checkout(refname, strategy=strategy)``
Idem for ``checkout_head``, ``checkout_index`` and ``checkout_tree``
0.21.0 (2014-06-27)
-------------------
Highlights:
- Drop official support for Python 2.6, and add support for Python 3.4
`#376 <https://github.com/libgit2/pygit2/pull/376>`_
- Upgrade to libgit2 v0.21.0
`#374 <https://github.com/libgit2/pygit2/pull/374>`_
- Start using cffi
`#360 <https://github.com/libgit2/pygit2/pull/360>`_
`#361 <https://github.com/libgit2/pygit2/pull/361>`_
Backward incompatible changes:
- Replace ``oid`` by ``id`` through the API to follow libgit2 conventions.
- Merge API overhaul following changes in libgit2.
- New ``Remote.rename(...)`` replaces ``Remote.name = ...``
- Now ``Remote.fetch()`` returns a ``TransferProgress`` object.
- Now ``Config.get_multivar(...)`` returns an iterator instead of a list.
New features:
- New ``Config.snapshot()`` and ``Repository.config_snapshot()``
- New ``Config`` methods: ``get_bool(...)``, ``get_int(...)``,
``parse_bool(...)`` and ``parse_int(...)``
`#357 <https://github.com/libgit2/pygit2/pull/357>`_
- Blob: implement the memory buffer interface
`#362 <https://github.com/libgit2/pygit2/pull/362>`_
- New ``clone_into(...)`` function
`#368 <https://github.com/libgit2/pygit2/pull/368>`_
- Now ``Index`` can be used alone, without a repository
`#372 <https://github.com/libgit2/pygit2/pull/372>`_
- Add more options to ``init_repository``
`#347 <https://github.com/libgit2/pygit2/pull/347>`_
- Support ``Repository.workdir = ...`` and
support setting detached heads ``Repository.head = <Oid>``
`#377 <https://github.com/libgit2/pygit2/pull/377>`_
Other:
- Fix again build with VS2008
`#364 <https://github.com/libgit2/pygit2/pull/364>`_
- Fix ``Blob.diff(...)`` and ``Blob.diff_to_buffer(...)`` arguments passing
`#366 <https://github.com/libgit2/pygit2/pull/366>`_
- Fail gracefully when compiling against the wrong version of libgit2
`#365 <https://github.com/libgit2/pygit2/pull/365>`_
- Several documentation improvements and updates
`#359 <https://github.com/libgit2/pygit2/pull/359>`_
`#375 <https://github.com/libgit2/pygit2/pull/375>`_
`#378 <https://github.com/libgit2/pygit2/pull/378>`_
0.20.3 (2014-04-02)
-------------------
- A number of memory issues fixed
`#328 <https://github.com/libgit2/pygit2/pull/328>`_
`#348 <https://github.com/libgit2/pygit2/pull/348>`_
`#353 <https://github.com/libgit2/pygit2/pull/353>`_
`#355 <https://github.com/libgit2/pygit2/pull/355>`_
`#356 <https://github.com/libgit2/pygit2/pull/356>`_
- Compatibility fixes for
PyPy (`#338 <https://github.com/libgit2/pygit2/pull/338>`_),
Visual Studio 2008 (`#343 <https://github.com/libgit2/pygit2/pull/343>`_)
and Python 3.3 (`#351 <https://github.com/libgit2/pygit2/pull/351>`_)
- Make the sort mode parameter in ``Repository.walk(...)`` optional
`#337 <https://github.com/libgit2/pygit2/pull/337>`_
- New ``Object.peel(...)``
`#342 <https://github.com/libgit2/pygit2/pull/342>`_
- New ``Index.add_all(...)``
`#344 <https://github.com/libgit2/pygit2/pull/344>`_
- Introduce support for libgit2 options
`#350 <https://github.com/libgit2/pygit2/pull/350>`_
- More informative repr for ``Repository`` objects
`#352 <https://github.com/libgit2/pygit2/pull/352>`_
- Introduce support for credentials
`#354 <https://github.com/libgit2/pygit2/pull/354>`_
- Several documentation fixes
`#302 <https://github.com/libgit2/pygit2/issues/302>`_
`#336 <https://github.com/libgit2/pygit2/issues/336>`_
- Tests, remove temporary files
`#341 <https://github.com/libgit2/pygit2/pull/341>`_
0.20.2 (2014-02-04)
-------------------
- Support pypy
`#209 <https://github.com/libgit2/pygit2/issues/209>`_
`#327 <https://github.com/libgit2/pygit2/pull/327>`_
`#333 <https://github.com/libgit2/pygit2/pull/333>`_
Repository:
- New ``Repository.default_signature``
`#310 <https://github.com/libgit2/pygit2/pull/310>`_
Oid:
- New ``str(Oid)`` deprecates ``Oid.hex``
`#322 <https://github.com/libgit2/pygit2/pull/322>`_
Object:
- New ``Object.id`` deprecates ``Object.oid``
`#322 <https://github.com/libgit2/pygit2/pull/322>`_
- New ``TreeEntry.id`` deprecates ``TreeEntry.oid``
`#322 <https://github.com/libgit2/pygit2/pull/322>`_
- New ``Blob.diff(...)`` and ``Blob.diff_to_buffer(...)``
`#307 <https://github.com/libgit2/pygit2/pull/307>`_
- New ``Commit.tree_id`` and ``Commit.parent_ids``
`#73 <https://github.com/libgit2/pygit2/issues/73>`_
`#311 <https://github.com/libgit2/pygit2/pull/311>`_
- New rich comparison between tree entries
`#305 <https://github.com/libgit2/pygit2/issues/305>`_
`#313 <https://github.com/libgit2/pygit2/pull/313>`_
- Now ``Tree.__contains__(key)`` supports paths
`#306 <https://github.com/libgit2/pygit2/issues/306>`_
`#316 <https://github.com/libgit2/pygit2/pull/316>`_
Index:
- Now possible to create ``IndexEntry(...)``
`#325 <https://github.com/libgit2/pygit2/pull/325>`_
- Now ``IndexEntry.path``, ``IndexEntry.oid`` and ``IndexEntry.mode`` are
writable
`#325 <https://github.com/libgit2/pygit2/pull/325>`_
- Now ``Index.add(...)`` accepts an ``IndexEntry`` too
`#325 <https://github.com/libgit2/pygit2/pull/325>`_
- Now ``Index.write_tree(...)`` is able to write to a different repository
`#325 <https://github.com/libgit2/pygit2/pull/325>`_
- Fix memory leak in ``IndexEntry.path`` setter
`#335 <https://github.com/libgit2/pygit2/pull/335>`_
Config:
- New ``Config`` iterator replaces ``Config.foreach``
`#183 <https://github.com/libgit2/pygit2/issues/183>`_
`#312 <https://github.com/libgit2/pygit2/pull/312>`_
Remote:
- New type ``Refspec``
`#314 <https://github.com/libgit2/pygit2/pull/314>`_
- New ``Remote.push_url``
`#315 <https://github.com/libgit2/pygit2/pull/314>`_
- New ``Remote.add_push`` and ``Remote.add_fetch``
`#255 <https://github.com/libgit2/pygit2/issues/255>`_
`#318 <https://github.com/libgit2/pygit2/pull/318>`_
- New ``Remote.fetch_refspecs`` replaces ``Remote.get_fetch_refspecs()`` and
``Remote.set_fetch_refspecs(...)``
`#319 <https://github.com/libgit2/pygit2/pull/319>`_
- New ``Remote.push_refspecs`` replaces ``Remote.get_push_refspecs()`` and
``Remote.set_push_refspecs(...)``
`#319 <https://github.com/libgit2/pygit2/pull/319>`_
- New ``Remote.progress``, ``Remote.transfer_progress`` and
``Remote.update_tips``
`#274 <https://github.com/libgit2/pygit2/issues/274>`_
`#324 <https://github.com/libgit2/pygit2/pull/324>`_
- New type ``TransferProgress``
`#274 <https://github.com/libgit2/pygit2/issues/274>`_
`#324 <https://github.com/libgit2/pygit2/pull/324>`_
- Fix refcount leak in ``Repository.remotes``
`#321 <https://github.com/libgit2/pygit2/issues/321>`_
`#332 <https://github.com/libgit2/pygit2/pull/332>`_
Other: `#331 <https://github.com/libgit2/pygit2/pull/331>`_
0.20.1 (2013-12-24)
-------------------
- New remote ref-specs API:
`#290 <https://github.com/libgit2/pygit2/pull/290>`_
- New ``Repository.reset(...)``:
`#292 <https://github.com/libgit2/pygit2/pull/292>`_,
`#294 <https://github.com/libgit2/pygit2/pull/294>`_
- Export ``GIT_DIFF_MINIMAL``:
`#293 <https://github.com/libgit2/pygit2/pull/293>`_
- New ``Repository.merge(...)``:
`#295 <https://github.com/libgit2/pygit2/pull/295>`_
- Fix ``Repository.blame`` argument handling:
`#297 <https://github.com/libgit2/pygit2/pull/297>`_
- Fix build error on Windows:
`#298 <https://github.com/libgit2/pygit2/pull/298>`_
- Fix typo in the README file, Blog → Blob:
`#301 <https://github.com/libgit2/pygit2/pull/301>`_
- Now ``Diff.patch`` returns ``None`` if no patch:
`#232 <https://github.com/libgit2/pygit2/pull/232>`_,
`#303 <https://github.com/libgit2/pygit2/pull/303>`_
- New ``Walker.simplify_first_parent()``:
`#304 <https://github.com/libgit2/pygit2/pull/304>`_
0.20.0 (2013-11-24)
-------------------
- Upgrade to libgit2 v0.20.0:
`#288 <https://github.com/libgit2/pygit2/pull/288>`_
- New ``Repository.head_is_unborn`` replaces ``Repository.head_is_orphaned``
- Changed ``pygit2.clone_repository(...)``. Drop ``push_url``, ``fetch_spec``
and ``push_spec`` parameters. Add ``ignore_cert_errors``.
- New ``Patch.additions`` and ``Patch.deletions``:
`#275 <https://github.com/libgit2/pygit2/pull/275>`_
- New ``Patch.is_binary``:
`#276 <https://github.com/libgit2/pygit2/pull/276>`_
- New ``Reference.log_append(...)``:
`#277 <https://github.com/libgit2/pygit2/pull/277>`_
- New ``Blob.is_binary``:
`#278 <https://github.com/libgit2/pygit2/pull/278>`_
- New ``len(Diff)`` shows the number of patches:
`#281 <https://github.com/libgit2/pygit2/pull/281>`_
- Rewrite ``Repository.status()``:
`#283 <https://github.com/libgit2/pygit2/pull/283>`_
- New ``Reference.shorthand``:
`#284 <https://github.com/libgit2/pygit2/pull/284>`_
- New ``Repository.blame(...)``:
`#285 <https://github.com/libgit2/pygit2/pull/285>`_
- Now ``Repository.listall_references()`` and
``Repository.listall_branches()`` return a list, not a tuple:
`#289 <https://github.com/libgit2/pygit2/pull/289>`_
Authors
==============
73 developers have contributed at least 1 commit to pygit2::
J. David Ibáñez Rémi Duraffort Alexander Bayandin
Carlos Martín Nieto Sebastian Thiel Andrew Chin
Nico von Geyso Fraser Tweedale András Veres-Szentkirályi
W. Trevor King Han-Wen Nienhuys Benjamin Kircher
Dave Borowitz Leonardo Rhodes Benjamin Pollack
Daniel Rodríguez Troitiño Petr Viktorin Bryan O'Sullivan
Richo Healey Ron Cohen Daniel Bruce
Christian Boos Thomas Kluyver David Fischer
Julien Miotte Alex Chamberlain David Sanders
Xu Tao Amit Bakshi Devaev Maxim
Jose Plana Andrey Devyatkin Eric Davis
Matthew Gamble Arno van Lumig Erik Meusel
Martin Lenders Ben Davis Erik van Zijst
Petr Hosek Eric Schrijver Ferengee
Victor Garcia Hervé Cauwelier Gustavo Di Pietro
Xavier Delannoy Huang Huang Hugh Cole-Baker
Yonggang Luo Ian P. McCullough Jasper Lievisse Adriaanse
Valentin Haenel Jack O'Connor Josh Bleecher Snyder
Michael Jones Jared Flatow Mathieu Bridon
Bernardo Heynemann Jiunn Haur Lim Óscar San José
John Szakmeister Jun Omae Ridge Kennedy
Matthew Duggan Sarath Lakshman Rui Abreu Ferreira
Brodie Rao Vicent Marti earl
Vlad Temian Zoran Zaric
David Versmisse Adam Spiers
License
==============
**GPLv2 with linking exception.**
This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
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version 2, as published by the Free Software Foundation.
In addition to the permissions in the GNU General Public License,
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