# pygit2 - libgit2 bindings in Python

Bindings to the libgit2 shared library, implements Git plumbing.
Supports Python 3.9 to 3.12 and PyPy3 7.3+

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## Links

-   Documentation - <https://www.pygit2.org/>
-   Install - <https://www.pygit2.org/install.html>
-   Download - <https://pypi.org/project/pygit2/>
-   Source code and issue tracker - <https://github.com/libgit2/pygit2>
-   Changelog - <https://github.com/libgit2/pygit2/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md>
-   Authors - <https://github.com/libgit2/pygit2/blob/master/AUTHORS.md>

## Sponsors

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## License: GPLv2 with linking exception

This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
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published by the Free Software Foundation.

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MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General
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with this program; see the file COPYING. If not, write to the Free
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02110-1301, USA.
