I have the problem that I want to update/overwrite my local folder with a Repository, but I cant find information about how I can do that with Python. When I am cloning it I have to have a empty folder which is not the case for me.

Thank in advanced!

CodePudding user response：

if you want to recreate a folder or update it can use with mkdir() function. but if you want to delete it you can use shutil.rmtree() function to delete a folder with all content of in it. more ditailes here

CodePudding user response：

If I understand your problem correctly, os module is all you need! The steps are below:

1. To clone the repository:

    import os
    github_repository_url = 'https://github.com/<user_name>/<repository_name>.git'
    os.system(f'git clone {github_repository_url}')
   

2. Move to the directory:

    os.system(f'cd <repository_name>')
   

3. Take a pull i.e., update the repository:

    os.system('git pull')
   

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