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Re: Dumb idea on git library for script languages

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Jakub Narebski <jnareb@gmail.com>
Date
Apr 28, 2008, 07:31 UTC
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tsgates <tsgatesv@gmail.com> writes:
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> When I try to use git in python, there are no fancy ways not to fork any
> processes.  (except not active git library) I know it is design policy
> of git, one job for one process.
> 
> Anyhow, I need to call git in python and perl, so I try to think.
[...]
> If there are any other good suggestions or recommendations on it, please
> recommend it.

Please take a look at libgit-thin project, which was Google Summer of Code 2007 project; it was meant to create PyGit, git bindings for Python. I don't know how far it is/got advanced.

InterfacesFrontendsAndTools page on Git Wiki mentions it.
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Jakub Narebski
Poland
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