Fetch from a URL directly #558

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2. Byron commented on Dec 12, 2016

   

   Byron

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   Thanks for your feedback!

   From this ticket I can only assume what you would like to see. If you flesh it out to become a feature request, chances are that someone will pick it up and implements some additional API to make that easier.

   In the meanwhile, a valid workaround would be to call git directly:

   r = git.Repo('path/to/clone')
   r.git.fetch('git://repo.url/path/repo.git', 'branch/name')
3. jamielennox commented on Dec 12, 2016

   

   jamielennox

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   So i don't really mind what the API is, I was hoping to request the feature and then leave it up to the developers. I think the most likely is the same/similar interface (and probably code) as remote.fetch but directly on the repo. ie:

   r = git.Repo('path/to/clone')`
   fetch_info = r.fetch('git://repo.url/path/repo.git', 'branch/name')
   print fetch_info.ref
   

   You're right, I can use r.git.fetch and i guess FETCH_HEAD is then valid there but i thought i'd put it up as a feature request as it's something i've come across more than once now.
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5. Byron commented on Dec 12, 2016

   

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   As GitPython is in maintenance mode, new features will have to be contributed.
   Maybe someone is attracted by the help wanted label as well.
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