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libgit2
A cross-platform, linkable library implementation of Git that you can use in your application.

C · 10599 stars
libgit2sharp
Git + .NET = ❤

C# · 3458 stars
rugged
ruby bindings to libgit2

C · 2311 stars
pygit2
Python bindings for libgit2

Python · 1729 stars
www.libgit2.org
libgit2 website

CSS · 116 stars
libgit2sharp.nativebinaries

PowerShell · 35 stars

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Suggestion: have repr(oid) be `Oid(hex='a1b2c3')` instead of `a1b2c3` Open

Difficulty 2/5 1-3 hours Newbie friendliness 72/100

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

Difficulty 1/5 Under an hour Newbie friendliness 88/100

libgit2/pygit2#1493 · Opened Sep 16, 2026
hashsig: the similarity heap evicts but never inserts, so the retained set is not the extremes Open

Difficulty 2/5 1-3 hours Newbie friendliness 88/100

libgit2/libgit2#7375 · Opened Sep 16, 2026
`git_remote_disconnect` leaves open file descriptors behind Open

Difficulty 2/5 1-3 hours Newbie friendliness 86/100

libgit2/libgit2#7356 · Opened Aug 24, 2026
cli: hash-object -t <non-blob> <file> reports "unknown oid type" in GIT_EXPERIMENTAL_SHA256 builds when -w is not given Open

Difficulty 2/5 1-3 hours Newbie friendliness 78/100

libgit2/libgit2#7306 · Opened Jun 30, 2026
git_config_backend_from_string and git_config_backend_from_values are publicly documented but are hidden symbols Open

Difficulty 2/5 1-3 hours Newbie friendliness 62/100

libgit2/libgit2#7305 · Opened Jun 29, 2026
Public header git2/sys/stream.h uses ssize_t, undefined for MSVC/clang-cl consumers Open

Difficulty 2/5 1-3 hours Newbie friendliness 74/100

libgit2/libgit2#7286 · 2 comments · Opened Jun 9, 2026

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