GitPython create local branch from remote branch

Question

I have multiple lab machines and I need to make a copy of my remote branch on my local lab machine. I believe the git bash command for this is:

git checkout -b mybranch origin/mybranch

How do I do the equivalent in GitPython?

I may make changes and push the changes back to origin/mybranch and then pull the changes back on to other lab machines.

jdd · Accepted Answer · 2012-08-28 18:22:44Z

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From a quick look at their docs, it looks like you should be able to do git.checkout('origin/mybranch', b='mybranch'). I'm not very familiar with GitPython though, so take that with a grain of salt.

answered Aug 28, 2012 at 18:22

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Jon Boehm Over a year ago

Yes I saw that. I couldn't get it to work. In the following example I know that the 'staging' branch exists on the remote repo. >>? from git import * >>? repo = Repo(r'C:\Projects\TestRepo4') >>? git = repo.git >>? git.checkout('origin/staging', b='staging') WindowsError: [Error 2] The system cannot find the file specified >>? git.checkout('remotes/origin/staging', b='staging') WindowsError: [Error 2] The system cannot find the file specified

jdd Over a year ago

What version of GitPython are you using?

jdd Over a year ago

Does doing repo.remotes.origin.fetch() prior to attempting the checkout have any effect?

Jon Boehm Over a year ago

Solved the problem. The windows git installer must not add "C:\Program Files (x86)\Git\bin" to the path.

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