How to Get Git Status and Log in Python

import subprocess
from pathlib import Path


def git_status(path: str = ".") -> str:
    """Return the current git status as a string."""
    result = subprocess.run(
        ["git", "status", "--short"],
        cwd=path,
        capture_output=True,
        text=True
    )
    return result.stdout.strip() or "No changes"


def git_log(path: str = ".", count: int = 5) -> str:
    """Return the last `count` git commit messages."""
    result = subprocess.run(
        ["git", "log", f"-{count}", "--oneline"],
        cwd=path,
        capture_output=True,
        text=True
    )
    return result.stdout.strip()


if __name__ == "__main__":
    print("Git status:")
    print(git_status())

    current_dir = Path(__file__).parent
    if (current_dir / ".git").exists():
        print("\nRecent commits:")
        print(git_log())
    else:
        print("\nNot a git repository — skipping commit log.")