Gitpython: repo.index.add('.') adds .git directory

Created on 2 Jun 2015 · 6Comments · Source: gitpython-developers/GitPython

When I perform repo.index.add('.') gitpython adds .git directory...

The question is how can I add all changed files to stage without including the .gitdir?

Thanks for this great project. :)

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marcwebbie

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Just a note for anyone else who stumbles onto this and might make the same mistake.

repo.git.add(u=True) is not the same as git add . as it does not add untracked files. Use repo.git.add(A=True) instead.

Dreamsorcerer on 8 Jun 2016

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I think the easiest would be to call the git command directly, such as in:

import git
r = git.Repo()
r.git.add(u=True)

Of course this functionality could also be emulated using pure-python, but unless you want to do special processing, I don't think it's worth the effort, both for the developer or for the CPU.

To answer your question, repo.index.add(...) is low-level enough to unconditionally add all paths given in the items iterable, and therefore it is not suited to emulate something like git add -u.

In future, you might consider using stackoverflow along with the GitPython tag as it usually yields better answers, faster.

Please close this issue if your problem is solved.