How it works
The whole script is just eight lines. It calls out to git directly, the same commands that would be typed by hand, just chained together.
import subprocess
import sys
subprocess.call(["git", "add", "."])
if len(sys.argv) > 1:
subprocess.call(["git", "commit", "-m", f"{sys.argv[1]}"])
else:
subprocess.call(["git", "commit", "-m", "'updated stuff'"])
subprocess.call(["git", "push", "origin", "main"])sys.argv is how it reads whatever you typed
after the command. If you run autogit
"fixed the bug", that string becomes the commit
message. If you just run autogit with nothing
after it, it falls back to a generic
'updated stuff' message instead.
Turning it into a real command
Running a Python script normally means typing python
autogit.py every time. Packaging it with
PyInstaller turns it into a standalone .exe,
and dropping that into a folder that's on your system's PATH
means you can just type autogit from any
terminal, in any folder, like it's a real installed
command.
pip install pyinstaller
python -m PyInstaller --onefile --windowed --icon=image.ico autogit.py--onefile bundles everything into a single .exe
instead of a folder of dependencies, --windowed
stops a console window from popping up when it runs.