GitPython and SSH Keys?

Following worked for me on gitpython==2.1.1

import osfrom git import Repofrom git import Gitgit_ssh_identity_file = os.path.expanduser('~/.ssh/id_rsa')git_ssh_cmd = 'ssh -i %s' % git_ssh_identity_filewith Git().custom_environment(GIT_SSH_COMMAND=git_ssh_cmd):     Repo.clone_from('git@....', '/path', branch='my-branch')

Please note that all of the following will only work in GitPython v0.3.6 or newer.

You can use the GIT_SSH environment variable to provide an executable to git which will call ssh in its place. That way, you can use any kind of ssh key whenever git tries to connect.

This works either per call using a context manager ...

ssh_executable = os.path.join(rw_dir, 'my_ssh_executable.sh')with repo.git.custom_environment(GIT_SSH=ssh_executable):    repo.remotes.origin.fetch()

... or more persistently using the set_environment(...) method of the Git object of your repository:

old_env = repo.git.update_environment(GIT_SSH=ssh_executable)# If needed, restore the old environment laterrepo.git.update_environment(**old_env)

As you can set any amount of environment variables, you can use some to pass information along to your ssh-script to help it pick the desired ssh key for you.

More information about the becoming of this feature (new in GitPython v0.3.6) you will find in the respective issue.

I'm on GitPython==3.0.5 and the below worked for me.

from git import Repofrom git import Git    git_ssh_identity_file = os.path.join(os.getcwd(),'ssh_key.key')git_ssh_cmd = 'ssh -i %s' % git_ssh_identity_fileRepo.clone_from(repo_url, os.path.join(os.getcwd(), repo_name),env=dict(GIT_SSH_COMMAND=git_ssh_cmd))

Using repo.git.custom_environment to set the GIT_SSH_COMMAND won't work for the clone_from function. Reference: https://github.com/gitpython-developers/GitPython/issues/339