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Mr_and_Mrs_D
Mr_and_Mrs_D

Reputation: 34036

How can I wait for a git clone to finish in GitPython

I am cloning from local network using the code below:

_g = cmd.Git(clone_path)
path = os.path.normcase(os.path.normpath(path))
path = path.replace('\\', '/')
_g.clone("-o" + host,
    "http://" + host + ':8002' + '/' + path + '/' + '.git',
    os.path.join(clone_path, repo))

Now I need to wait for the clone operation to copmplete (succesfully) to proceed. How am I to proceed ?

Upvotes: 0

Views: 2715

Answers (1)

Byron
Byron

Reputation: 4316

In git-python, all direct git calls like repo.git.clone() are synchronous. There is the option to run it asynchronously using the as_process flag. Thus, calling repo.git.clone(..., as_process=True) returns a subprocess.Popen instance which must be handled accordingly. In the most simple case, you would call communicate() on it to receive its entire output.

Doing so is usually never needed nor recommended, as git-python provides higher level methods to get the common operation done more conveniently.

If you desire to simplify your code, you could use a higher-level operation, such as this one:

import git
r = git.Repo.clone_from(your_url, checkout_path, origin=host)

r is a Repo instance, which is your handle to all git-related operations. The documentation for it is on readthedocs.

Upvotes: 1

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