Methods for using Git with Google Colab

Question

Are there any recommended methods to integrate git with colab?

For example, is it possible to work off code from google source repositories or the likes?

Nei

Answer 1

You can almost use this link: https://qiita.com/Rowing0914/items/51a770925653c7c528f9

as a summary of the above link you should do this steps:

1- connect your google colab runtime to your Google Drive using this commands:

from google.colab import drive
drive.mount('/content/drive')

It would need a authentication process. Do whatever it needs.

2- Set current directory the path you want to clone the Git project there:

in my example:

path_clone = "drive/My Drive/projects"
!cd path_clone

don't forget to use ! in the beginning of cd command.

3- Clone the Git project:

!git clone 

now you would have the cloned Git project in projects folder in you Google Drive (which is also connected to your Google Colab runtime machine)

4- Go to your Google Drive (using browser or etc) and then go to the "projects" folder and open the .ipynb file that you want to use in Google Colab.

5- Now you have Google Colab runtime with the .ipynb that you wanted to use which is also connected to your Google Drive and all cloned git files are in the Colab runtime's storage.

Note:

1- Check that your Colab runtime is connected to Google Drive. If it's not connected, just repeat the step #1 above.

2- Double check by using "pwd" and "cd" commands that the current directory is related to the cloned git project in google Drive (step #2 above).