GitPython and SSH Keys?

Question

How can I use GitPython along with specific SSH Keys?

The documentation isn\'t very thorough on that subject. The only thing I\'ve tried so far is Repo(path)

Answer 1

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

from git import Repo
from git import Git    
git_ssh_identity_file = os.path.join(os.getcwd(),'ssh_key.key')
git_ssh_cmd = 'ssh -i %s' % git_ssh_identity_file
Repo.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