Parse git config file using git python

Question

So if I have a git config file something like this.

[color "branch"]
    current = yellow bold
    local = green bold
    remote = cyan bold

I want to read the text between in quotes. I tried using

repo_config = Repo(projects_dir+"/"+repo+".git")
color=repo_config.config_reader().get_value("color")

I can read the fields inside it like current,local,remote but I want to read the quoted text corresponding to color, how do I go about it

willwrighteng · Accepted Answer · 2022-10-18 09:40:30Z

1

configs = """
[color "branch"]
    current = yellow bold
    local = green bold
    remote = cyan bold
"""
file_name = 'test-config.txt'

with open(file_name,'w') as file:
    file.write(configs)

method 01

with open(file_name,'r') as file:
    file_txt = file.read()
    
print(file_txt.split('"')[1])

method 02

import configparser
config = configparser.ConfigParser()
config.read(file_name)
print(config.sections()[0].split(' ')[-1].replace('"',''))

output

## method 01
branch
## method 02
branch

answered Oct 18, 2022 at 9:40

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Thomas V. · Accepted Answer · 2023-06-06 22:46:25Z

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Using gitpython v3.1.31, you can write to the global system config file like so:

def configure_git_details():
    config = git.GitConfigParser(
        file_or_files=git.config.get_config_path("global"),
        read_only=False
    )

    with config:
        config.set_value("user", "name", "Foo Bar")

answered Jun 6, 2023 at 22:46

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