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Tabish
Tabish

Reputation: 113

How to clone github respository with python?

I want to allow user to clone the github repository by providing the url of the repository on their system. I found the api but it didnot work without github credentials. Is their any other way from which i can clone the repository with python without providing the github credentials?

Upvotes: 3

Views: 6188

Answers (2)

Aqua 4
Aqua 4

Reputation: 871

Checkout this library gitpython - https://gitpython.readthedocs.io/en/stable/

And below is an example to help you clone 

import git
git.Git("/your/directory/to/clone").clone("git://gitorious.org/git-python/mainline.git")

Upvotes: 3

codebee
codebee

Reputation: 844

You will have to generate Git SSH key Then you can do something like this: 

import os
os.system("GIT_SSH_COMMAND=\"ssh -i <insert your git private key here>\" git clone ssh://[email protected]/<username>/<repo>.git")

Upvotes: 4

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