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How to Archive a Repository as a ZIP in Python

Create a ZIP archive of a repository directory with a mock export, skipping hidden files and __pycache__ folders.

zipfile os.walk archiving
Python
import zipfile
import io
import os
from pathlib import Path


def archive_repo_mock(repo_path, output_path="repo_archive.zip"):
    """Create a zip archive of a repository directory (mock export)."""
    repo = Path(repo_path)
    if not repo.exists():
        raise FileNotFoundError(f"Repository not found: {repo}")

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How to Format Git Patch Series as an MBOX File in Python

Generate a patch-series mbox file from commit metadata with numbered [PATCH nnn/nnn] subjects and a Git-style footer.

git mbox patch-series
Python
import re
from pathlib import Path


def format_patch_series_mbox(commits, output_path="series.mbox"):
    entries = []
    for idx, commit in enumerate(commits, start=1):
        subject = commit["subject"]
        author = commit["author"]
        email = commit["email"]
        date = commit["date"]
        body = …
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How to Mock open() in Python Using unittest.mock.patch

This code shows how to use unittest.mock.patch with mock_open to test a function that checks if a Git patch can be reverse-applied by reading file content.

unittest mocking git
Python
import unittest
from unittest.mock import patch, mock_open


def apply_reverse_check(file_path, expected_patch):
    """
    Check if a patch can be reverse-applied by comparing file content
    with the expected patch's reverse result.
    """
    try:
        with open(file_path, "r") as f:
            content = f.r…
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Python Script to Rotate a Leaked API Key

A checklist-driven Python script that scans a codebase for a leaked API key, replaces it with a new one, and prints a step-by-step rotation checklist.

security secrets file-scanning
Python
#!/usr/bin/env python3
"""Checklist for rotating a leaked API key across a codebase."""

import re
from pathlib import Path


CHECKLIST = [
    "Identify all files containing the leaked key",
    "Generate a new key with sufficient entropy",
    "Update the secret storage/CI environment variables",
    "Replace the ol…
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Git + Python medium

Show Blame Line Author with subprocess in Python

This Python script runs git blame --line-porcelain via subprocess and counts how many lines each author owns in a file.

git subprocess blame
Python
import subprocess
from collections import Counter

def get_blame_authors(file_path):
    """Extract author names from git blame output using subprocess."""
    result = subprocess.run(
        ["git", "blame", "--line-porcelain", file_path],
        capture_output=True,
        text=True,
        check=True,
    )
   …
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