libgit2/pygit2

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Python bindings for libgit2

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Dominant language: Python
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Last GitHub push: Sep 19, 2026
Latest indexed: Sep 20, 2026
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Suggestion: have repr(oid) be `Oid(hex='a1b2c3')` instead of `a1b2c3` Open

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libgit2/pygit2#1494 · Opened Sep 16, 2026
docs: submodule documentation doesn't mention that SubmoduleCollection is a sequence of Submodule instances Open

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libgit2/pygit2#1493 · Opened Sep 16, 2026
Feature Request: Support app-level temporary config overrides using libgit2's backend supprt Open

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libgit2/pygit2#1472 · Opened Jul 6, 2026
Pytest tests cannot load global config that definitely exists even though real use of the library can Open

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libgit2/pygit2#1467 · 1 comment · Opened Jun 26, 2026
merge_bases not wrapped Open

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libgit2/pygit2#1462 · Opened May 4, 2026
[packaging] Publish to PyPI using Trusted Publishing Open

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libgit2/pygit2#1453 · 1 reaction · Opened Mar 17, 2026
"invalid config path selector" error when testing on pypy with MacOS arm64 Open

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libgit2/pygit2#1442 · Opened Dec 4, 2025
OpenSSH support Open

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libgit2/pygit2#1440 · 1 comment · Opened Dec 1, 2025
DeFooocus_colab.ipynb Suddenly Error and Need Help Open

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libgit2/pygit2#1415 · Opened Aug 27, 2025
Repository.resolve_refish can return a Tag, violates docstring and typehint Open

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libgit2/pygit2#1414 · 1 comment · Opened Aug 23, 2025
Support for sha256 object identifiers? Open

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libgit2/pygit2#1411 · 5 reactions · Opened Aug 16, 2025
blame function is running slowly, and the results do not match the git blame command Open

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libgit2/pygit2#1401 · Opened Aug 7, 2025
Get tag types Open

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libgit2/pygit2#1379 · Opened Jun 17, 2025
Repository.merge_file_from_index - can't take a None as an argument Open

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libgit2/pygit2#1378 · 2 comments · Opened Jun 12, 2025
`Index.add()` accepts files behind symlinks Open

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libgit2/pygit2#1375 · 5 comments · Opened May 18, 2025
clone / fetch operations are extremely slow on gitlab cloud repos Open

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libgit2/pygit2#1372 · 3 comments · Opened May 4, 2025
test_credentials.py::test_proxy failing in master Open

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libgit2/pygit2#1362 · Opened Apr 15, 2025
Git submodule fials if branch not present Open

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libgit2/pygit2#1361 · Opened Apr 10, 2025
Error during git fetch: error parsing REF pkt-line Open

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libgit2/pygit2#1359 · Opened Apr 8, 2025
`ignored=` seems not ignored when `untracked_files="no"` Open

Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 45/100

libgit2/pygit2#1358 · Opened Mar 23, 2025
Sustainability and progress Open

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libgit2/pygit2#1357 · 5 reactions · Opened Mar 23, 2025
Staged area modified after cross branch checkout Open

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libgit2/pygit2#1355 · Opened Mar 13, 2025
Add ability to `git merge -s ours --allow-unrelated-histories` Open

Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 35/100

libgit2/pygit2#1353 · Opened Feb 19, 2025
Repository.amend_commit with encoding=None Open

Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 45/100

libgit2/pygit2#1331 · Opened Dec 17, 2024
refresh Reference when commit with update_ref non-None Open

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libgit2/pygit2#1330 · Opened Dec 16, 2024
pygit2.GitError: no error Open

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libgit2/pygit2#1315 · 25 comments · Opened Sep 5, 2024
remote.fetch depth= parameter broken with anonymous remotes Open

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libgit2/pygit2#1314 · 2 comments · Opened Aug 21, 2024
Resolve conflicts file Open

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libgit2/pygit2#1309 · Opened Jul 11, 2024
`Repository.__init__` (possibly others) missing `os.PathLike` typing Open

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libgit2/pygit2#1307 · Opened Jun 15, 2024
GitError: local push doesn't (yet) support pushing to non-bare repos. Open

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libgit2/pygit2#1306 · Opened Jun 15, 2024
Issues when interacting with azure devops repos Open

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 30/100

libgit2/pygit2#1305 · 1 comment · Opened Jun 12, 2024
test_binary_diff() fails Open

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libgit2/pygit2#1303 · Opened Jun 7, 2024
pygit2: How to implement `git clone --single-branch`? Open

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 25/100

libgit2/pygit2#1290 · Opened May 15, 2024
Useless dichotomy between oid and commit Open

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libgit2/pygit2#1287 · 1 comment · Opened Apr 29, 2024
Cannot detach head Open

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libgit2/pygit2#1286 · Opened Apr 29, 2024
pip3 install pygit2 fails on ppc64le and s390x platform Open

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libgit2/pygit2#1284 · 5 comments · Opened Mar 29, 2024
invalid credential type for any passed RemoteCallback Open

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libgit2/pygit2#1278 · 1 reaction · Opened Feb 13, 2024
How to amend a git commit with GPG signature? Open

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libgit2/pygit2#1277 · Opened Feb 5, 2024
How to create signed tag Open

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libgit2/pygit2#1276 · 1 comment · Opened Feb 5, 2024
Git HTTP Auth breaks w/1.14 Open

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libgit2/pygit2#1274 · 1 comment · Opened Jan 28, 2024
Test the connection to a git repository without cloning it Open

Difficulty 5/5 Over a week Newbie friendliness 25/100

libgit2/pygit2#1269 · 1 comment · Opened Jan 12, 2024
Please add more error types Open

Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 35/100

libgit2/pygit2#1267 · Opened Jan 11, 2024
Mailmap with empty email address is not parsed Open

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libgit2/pygit2#1264 · 1 comment · Opened Jan 3, 2024
GitError raised on parsing a diff that has a filename with spaces Open

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libgit2/pygit2#1260 · 1 comment · Opened Dec 23, 2023
Support for creating zip archives Open

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libgit2/pygit2#1239 · Opened Oct 10, 2023
Noob question: Why patch accepted by git not accepted by libgit2/pygit2? Open

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libgit2/pygit2#1235 · 1 comment · Opened Sep 25, 2023
Merging leaves repo in "still merging" state Open

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libgit2/pygit2#1232 · 1 comment · Opened Aug 30, 2023
pygit2.GitError: failed to parse supported auth schemes: The operation identifier is not valid. Open

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libgit2/pygit2#1225 · 4 comments · 1 reaction · Opened Jul 7, 2023
AttributeError: type object Signature has no attribute _encoding Open

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libgit2/pygit2#1224 · 1 comment · Opened Jul 4, 2023
AttributeError: cffi library 'pygit2._libgit2' has no function, constant or global variable named 'git_remote_save' Open

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libgit2/pygit2#1219 · 1 comment · Opened Jun 25, 2023

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