How to get staged files using GitPython?
You are close, use repo.index.diff("HEAD") to get files in staging area.
Full demo:
First create a test repo:
$ cd test$ mkdir repo && cd repo && touch a b c && git init && git add . && git commit -m "init"$ echo "a" > a && echo "b" > b && echo "c" > c && git add a b$ git statusOn branch masterChanges to be committed: modified: a modified: bChanges not staged for commit: modified: cNow check in ipython:
$ ipythonIn [1]: import gitIn [2]: repo = git.Repo()In [3]: count_modified_files = len(repo.index.diff(None))In [4]: count_staged_files = len(repo.index.diff("HEAD"))In [5]: print count_modified_files, count_staged_files1 2