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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
==============
0.21.2 (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
==============
69 developers have contributed at least 1 commit to pygit2::
J. David Ibáñez Rémi Duraffort Adam Spiers
Nico von Geyso Sebastian Thiel Alexander Bayandin
Carlos Martín Nieto Fraser Tweedale Andrew Chin
W. Trevor King Han-Wen Nienhuys András Veres-Szentkirályi
Dave Borowitz Leonardo Rhodes Benjamin Kircher
Daniel Rodríguez Troitiño Petr Viktorin Benjamin Pollack
Richo Healey Thomas Kluyver Bryan O'Sullivan
Christian Boos Alex Chamberlain Daniel Bruce
Julien Miotte Amit Bakshi David Fischer
Xu Tao Andrey Devyatkin David Sanders
Jose Plana Arno van Lumig Devaev Maxim
Martin Lenders Ben Davis Eric Davis
Petr Hosek Eric Schrijver Erik Meusel
Victor Garcia Hervé Cauwelier Erik van Zijst
Xavier Delannoy Huang Huang Ferengee
Yonggang Luo Ian P. McCullough Gustavo Di Pietro
Valentin Haenel Jack O'Connor Hugh Cole-Baker
Michael Jones Jared Flatow Jasper Lievisse Adriaanse
Bernardo Heynemann Jiunn Haur Lim Josh Bleecher Snyder
John Szakmeister Jun Omae Óscar San José
Brodie Rao Sarath Lakshman Ridge Kennedy
Vlad Temian Vicent Marti Rui Abreu Ferreira
David Versmisse Zoran Zaric earl
License
==============
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