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Automate Git from Python — diffs, hooks, release tags, and repo housekeeping.
Bump Semantic Version Git Tag in Python
Automatically find the latest Git tag and compute the next patch release using semantic versioning (semver) in Python.
from re import match
from subprocess import run
SEMVER_PATTERN = r"^v(?P<major>0|[1-9]\d*)\.(?P<minor>0|[1-9]\d*)\.(?P<patch>0|[1-9]\d*)(?:-(?P<prerelease>[0-9A-Za-z-]+(?:\.[0-9A-Za-z-]+)*))?(?:\+(?P<buildmetadata>[0-9A-Za-z-]+(?:\.[0-9A-Za-z-]+)*))?$"
def get_latest_tag() -> str:
result = run(["git", "describe…Create a Mock GitHub Release API in Python for Testing gh CLI
Build an in-memory GitHub Releases API mock that mimics create_release and list_releases for unit testing gh CLI stubs without network calls.
import json
from unittest.mock import patch, Mock
class GitHubReleaseAPI:
"""Mock GitHub Releases API for testing gh CLI stub behavior."""
def __init__(self):
self.releases = {}
self.counter = 1
def create_release(self, repo, tag, name=None, notes=None):
release_id = self…Generate Release Notes Markdown from PR Titles in Python
Generate structured Markdown release notes from a list of pull request titles using conventional commit types.
import json
from datetime import datetime, timezone
PRS = [
{"title": "feat: add user login", "number": 12, "merged_at": "2025-01-10"},
{"title": "fix: resolve payment timeout", "number": 13, "merged_at": "2025-01-11"},
{"title": "chore: bump dependencies", "number": 14, "merged_at": "2025-01-12"},
{"…How to Auto-Suggest a SemVer Bump From Git Commit Messages in Python
This code scans Git commit messages (recent or sample) and suggests the next Semantic Versioning bump type — major, minor, patch, or none.
import re
import subprocess
from pathlib import Path
def get_commit_messages(path="."):
"""Read commit messages from a repo or use sample messages."""
if (Path(path) / ".git").exists():
out = subprocess.run(
["git", "-C", path, "log", "--pretty=%s"], capture_output=True, text=True
…How to Generate Release Notes from Git Commit Messages in Python
This script fetches recent Git commit messages using conventional commit prefixes (feat, fix, etc.), categorizes them, and prints formatted release notes with today's date.
import subprocess
import re
from datetime import datetime
def get_git_log(since_tag="HEAD~10", format_str="%s"):
"""Retrieve commit messages from git log."""
try:
result = subprocess.run(
["git", "log", f"--since={since_tag}", f"--format={format_str}"],
capture_output=True,
…Upload Assets to GitHub Release with Python Mock
Simulates uploading binary and text assets to a GitHub release using a mock server, returning structured metadata for each upload.
import json
import os
import tempfile
from datetime import datetime
class ReleaseUploader:
"""Simulates uploading assets to a release with a mock server."""
def __init__(self, owner: str, repo: str, tag: str):
self.owner = owner
self.repo = repo
self.tag = tag
self.uploade…Browse by section
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