gitpython git authentication using user and password

Question

I'm using GitPython but did not find a way to push to repo using username and password. Can anybody send me a working example or give me some pointer about how to do it? What I need to do is: add a file to the repository, push it using the username and password provided.

Answer 1

This is what I used for myself for pulling

pull.py

#! /usr/bin/env python3

import git
import os
from getpass import getpass

project_dir = os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__))
os.environ['GIT_ASKPASS'] = os.path.join(project_dir, 'askpass.py')
os.environ['GIT_USERNAME'] = username
os.environ['GIT_PASSWORD'] = getpass()
g = git.cmd.Git('/path/to/some/local/repo')
g.pull()

askpass.py (similar to this one)

This is in the same directory as pull.py and is not limited to Github only.

#!/usr/bin/env python3
#
# Short & sweet script for use with git clone and fetch credentials.
# Requires GIT_USERNAME and GIT_PASSWORD environment variables,
# intended to be called by Git via GIT_ASKPASS.
#

from sys import argv
from os import environ

if 'username' in argv[1].lower():
    print(environ['GIT_USERNAME'])
    exit()

if 'password' in argv[1].lower():
    print(environ['GIT_PASSWORD'])
    exit()

exit(1)