How can I pull a remote repository with GitPython?

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I am trying to find the way to pull a git repository using gitPython. So far this is what I have taken from the official docs here.

test_remote = repo.create_remote('test', 'git@server:repo.git')
repo.delete_remote(test_remote) # create and delete remotes
origin = repo.remotes.origin    # get default remote by name
origin.refs                     # local remote references
o = origin.rename('new_origin') # rename remotes
o.fetch()                       # fetch, pull and push from and to the remote
o.pull()
o.push()

The fact is that I want to access the repo.remotes.origin to do a pull withouth renaming its origin (origin.rename). How can I achieve this?

Moha the almighty camel · Accepted Answer · 2021-10-31 13:22:46Z

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I managed this by getting the repo name directly:

 repo = git.Repo('repo_path')
 o = repo.remotes.origin
 o.pull()

edited Oct 31, 2021 at 13:22

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crizCraig Over a year ago

git.Repo(repo_dir).remotes[remote].pull() if your remote is a string

Gulzar Over a year ago

git.Repo(repo_dir).remotes.origin.pull(options), where, for example options='--tags'

otaku Over a year ago

repo = git.Repo(localpath_to_repo_dir) repo.remotes.origin.pull(branch_name) if you want to pull from a branch by name

Mike Over a year ago

How to force pull using this method ?

Vini.g.fer Over a year ago

In case somebody is interested, that command displayed a lot of "trash"(it wasn't useful for me at least) on the screen. The way of getting around it is to assign the result to _. Something like this: _ = Repo(folder_name).remotes.origin.pull()

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Paul Tobias · Accepted Answer · 2017-11-24 09:00:29Z

As the accepted answer says it's possible to use repo.remotes.origin.pull(), but the drawback is that it hides the real error messages into it's own generic errors. For example when DNS resolution doesn't work, then repo.remotes.origin.pull() shows the following error message:

git.exc.GitCommandError: 'Error when fetching: fatal: Could not read from remote repository.
' returned with exit code 2

On the other hand using git commands with GitPython like repo.git.pull() shows the real error:

git.exc.GitCommandError: 'git pull' returned with exit code 1
stderr: 'ssh: Could not resolve hostname github.com: Name or service not known
fatal: Could not read from remote repository.

Please make sure you have the correct access rights
and the repository exists.'

Akhil Singhal · Accepted Answer · 2018-02-08 09:27:24Z

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Hope you are looking for this :

import git
g = git.Git('git-repo')
g.pull('origin','branch-name')

Pulls latest commits for the given repository and branch.

answered Feb 8, 2018 at 9:27

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Daniel Lavedonio de Lima Over a year ago

Thanks! This also works if you want to pull directly from a URL

Александр · Accepted Answer · 2020-09-22 10:32:44Z

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git.Git module from Akhil Singhal s' answer above still works, but has been renamed to git.cmd.Git, e.g.:

import git 
# pull from remote origin to the current working dir:
git.cmd.Git().pull('https://github.com/User/repo','master')

edited Sep 22, 2020 at 10:32

answered Sep 22, 2020 at 10:27

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Mikaelblomkvistsson Over a year ago

That change you reffer to has been made over 15 years ago..

serv-inc · Accepted Answer · 2025-02-28 08:31:21Z

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Since it has been asked

How to force pull using this method ?

 repo = git.Repo('repo_path')
 repo.git.pull('--force')

answered Feb 28 at 8:31

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