git log --follow, the gitpython way

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I am trying to access the commit history of a single file as in:

git log --follow -- <filename>

I have to use gitpython, so what I am doing now is:

import git 
g = git.Git('repo_dir') 
hexshas = g.log('--pretty=%H','--follow','--',filename).split('\n')

then I build commit objects:

repo = git.Repo('repo_dir')
commits = [repo.rev_parse(c) for c in r]

Is there a way to do it in a more gitpython-ic way? I tried both commit.iter_parents() and commit.iter_items(), but they both rely on git-rev-list, so they don't have a --follow option.

what is r? repo?

Gulzar
– Gulzar

2019-08-14 08:38:14 +00:00
Commented Aug 14, 2019 at 8:38 — Gulzar
– Gulzar, Commented Aug 14, 2019 at 8:38

Sailesh Sriram · Accepted Answer · 2015-06-24 08:59:32Z

20

For example,

With range time:

g = git.Git("C:/path/to/your/repo") 
loginfo = g.log('--since=2013-09-01','--author=KIM BASINGER','--pretty=tformat:','--numstat')
print loginfo

Output:

3       2       path/in/your/solutions/some_file.cs

You can see the added lines, removed lines and the file with these changes.

edited Jun 24, 2015 at 8:59

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answered Nov 19, 2013 at 12:57

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Davide Spadini · Accepted Answer · 2023-06-22 13:46:12Z

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You can try PyDriller instead (it uses GitPython internally). I'm the owner.

I created it so it's easier to use then other frameworks:

for commit in RepositoryMining("path_to_repo", filepath="here_the_file").traverse_commits():
    # here you have the commit object
    print(commit.hash)

edited Jun 22, 2023 at 13:46

answered Feb 8, 2019 at 11:07

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Brendan Langfield Over a year ago

You should probably be disclosing that you are the maintainer

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