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get_git_source.py

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+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+
+import os
+import sys
+import shutil
+import subprocess
+from optparse import OptionParser
+
+parser = OptionParser(usage="usage: %prog [options] <repository>")
+parser.add_option(
+    "-d", "--directory", dest="source_dir")
+parser.add_option(
+    "-b", "--branch", dest="source_branch")
+options, args = parser.parse_args()
+
+if len(args) != 1:
+    parser.error("No branch URL given")
+
+if options.source_dir is None:
+    parser.error("Source directory not specified")
+
+if os.path.exists(options.source_dir):
+    print("Source directory exists.... removing it")
+    shutil.rmtree(options.source_dir)
+
+print("Pulling branch "+args[0]+" into "+os.path.abspath(options.source_dir)+"\n")
+
+if options.source_branch is None:
+    ret = subprocess.call(["git", "clone", "--depth", "1", args[0], options.source_dir])
+else:
+    ret = subprocess.call(["git", "clone", "--depth", "1", "-b", options.source_branch, args[0], options.source_dir])
+if ret != 0:
+    sys.exit(ret)
+
+#destroy the git history
+shutil.rmtree(options.source_dir+"/.git")
+sys.exit(0)