Requirements

* `Python`_ 2.7 or newer

Since GitPython 2.0.0

* `Git`_ 1.7.0 or newer

It should also work with older versions, but it may be that some operations

involving remotes will not work as expected.

* `GitDB`_ - a pure python git database implementation

* `Python Nose`_ - used for running the tests

* `Mock by Michael Foord`_ used for tests. Requires version 0.5

.. _Git:http://git-scm.com/

.. _Python Nose:http://code.google.com/p/python-nose/

.. _Python:https://www.python.org

.. _Git:https://git-scm.com/

.. _Python Nose:https://nose.readthedocs.io/en/latest/

.. _Mock by Michael Foord:http://www.voidspace.org.uk/python/mock.html

.. _GitDB:http://pypi.python.org/pypi/gitdb

.. _GitDB:https://pypi.python.org/pypi/gitdb

Installing GitPython

..sourcecode::none

# python setup.py install

..note::In this case, you have to manually install `GitDB`_ as well. It would be recommended to use the :ref:`git source repository <source-code-label>` in that case.

Getting Started

and cloned using::

Initialize all submodules to obtain the required dependencies with::

Finally verify the installation by running the `nose powered<http://code.google.com/p/python-nose/>`_ unit tests::

Questions and Answers

Please use stackoverflow for questions, and don't forget to tag it with `gitpython` to assure the right people see the question in a timely manner.

The issue tracker is hosted by github:

https://github.com/gitpython-developers/GitPython/issues

License Information

GitPython is licensed under the New BSD License. See the LICENSE file for