cannot follow the python git tutorials

Question

I have lately installed python-git package, and when trying to follow the tutorials over at the following link, I find that certain methods are missing...

http://packages.python.org/GitPython/0.3.2/tutorial.html#tutorial-label

Here is what came out of my interpreter:

>>> from git import *
>>> repo = Repo.init('/home/deostroll/scripts/synchost')
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "<stdin>", line 1, in <module>
AttributeError: type object 'Repo' has no attribute 'init'
>>> repo = Repo('/home/deostroll/scripts/synchost')
>>> repo.is_dirty()
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "<stdin>", line 1, in <module>
TypeError: 'bool' object is not callable
>>> 

Answer 1

Those commands work for me, so I agree with the other answer that you're probably using an outdated version. If you're on linux and have PIP, installed, on the command line you can do:

pip install --upgrade GitPython

to upgrade to the latest version. (Sidenote: for me on Fedora, the command is actually pip-python, so it depends on your distro).

Answer 2

It seems likely that you're using a very outdated verison of GitPython. In version 0.3, is_dirty is a method, and init exists.

In version 0.1, is_dirty is a property, and init_bare is defined, but not init.