python-gitea 0.5.0

A Python package for interacting with the Gitea API, offering a simple interface to access repositories, users, organizations, issues, and more for automation and data management.

python-gitea

Note: This project is still in progress. The promised features are not fully ready yet, and APIs are subject to change.

A Python package for interacting with the Gitea API. This package provides a simple and intuitive interface to access Gitea repositories, users, organizations, issues, and more, enabling seamless integration with Gitea instances for automation, data retrieval, and management tasks.

Features

Full API Coverage: Access to repositories, users, organizations, issues, pull requests, and more.

• Easy Authentication: Support for token-based authentication.
• Asynchronous Support: Built with async/await for non-blocking operations.
• Type Hints: Full type annotations for better IDE support and code reliability.
• Comprehensive Documentation: Detailed guides and API reference.
• Command-Line Interface: Interact with the Gitea API directly from the terminal for quick, scriptable operations without writing code.

Installation

We recommend using uv to manage virtual environments for installing python-gitea.

If you don't have uv installed, you can install it with pip. See the project pages for more details:

• Install via pip: pip install --upgrade pip && pip install uv
• Project pages: uv on PyPI | uv on GitHub
• Full documentation and usage guide: uv docs

Requirements

• Python 3.10 or higher
• Operating System: Linux, macOS, or Windows

Install from PyPI

The recommended way to install python-gitea is from PyPI:

# Create a virtual environment (recommended with uv)
uv venv --python 3.10
source .venv/bin/activate  # On Windows: .venv\Scripts\activate
uv pip install python-gitea

Optional Dependencies

For development or specific features:

# Development dependencies (testing, linting, etc.)
uv pip install python-gitea[dev]

# Documentation dependencies
uv pip install python-gitea[docs]

# All dependencies
uv pip install python-gitea[dev,docs]

Install from Source

For the latest development version:

git clone [e-mail]:isaac-cf-wong/python-gitea.git
cd python-gitea
# Create a virtual environment (recommended with uv)
uv venv --python 3.10
source .venv/bin/activate  # On Windows: .venv\Scripts\activate
uv pip install .

Development Installation

To set up for development:

git clone [e-mail]:isaac-cf-wong/python-gitea.git
cd python-gitea

# Create a virtual environment (recommended with uv)
uv venv --python 3.10
source .venv/bin/activate  # On Windows: .venv\Scripts\activate
uv pip install ".[dev]"

# Install the commitlint dependencies
npm install

# Install pre-commit hooks
pre-commit install
pre-commit install --hook-type commit-msg

Verify Installation

Check that python-gitea is installed correctly:

gitea-cli --help

python -c "import gitea; print(gitea.__version__)"

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.

Support

For questions, issues, or contributions, please:

• Check the documentation
• Open an issue on GitHub
• Join our discussions

Changelog

See Release Notes for version history.