git-credentials
Simple library to interact with Git Credentials
Decision gist · record as of 2026-08-14
No. The package is abandoned (last release January 2022, last commit August 2022) with no maintenance signal. While it has low install friction and permissive licensing, the lack of updates means it may break with newer Python versions, Git releases, or edge cases. For credential management, prefer actively maintained alternatives or direct use of Git's credential system via subprocess calls with proper error handling.AI-flagged interpretation of the facts on this page — verify before relying
Before you install
- Git must be installed and available in PATH; the package is a thin wrapper around the `git credential` command.
- Low install friction with no runtime dependencies.
- However, the package is abandoned—last release was 2022-01-31 and last commit 2022-08-03—so expect no maintenance, bug fixes, or updates for newer Python versions or Git changes.
License · maintenance · safety
MIT (permissive) — MIT license is permissive; you can use, modify, and distribute this package freely with minimal restrictions.
last release 2022-01-31 (1656 days) · last repo commit 2022-08-03 · 1 stars
0 known vulnerabilities (OSV.dev, 2026-08-14) · 163,581 downloads/mo, #10,567 on PyPI
Alternatives
Verify before relying
from git_credentials import GitCredentials, GitCredentialDescription
cred = GitCredentials("/path/to/repo")
response = cred.fill(GitCredentialDescription(
protocol="https",
host="example.com",
path="/"
))
print(response.username, response.password)- Whether the package works reliably with modern Git versions and recent Python releases (3.10+) given the 2022 abandonment.
- Whether the package handles all edge cases in credential storage across different Git credential helper backends.
What it is and what it does
git-credentials is a lightweight Python wrapper around Git's built-in `git credential` command, allowing you to query, approve, and reject credentials programmatically. It provides a simple interface to interact with Git's credential storage system—whether that's the OS keychain, a credential helper, or plaintext storage—without needing to shell out to Git directly or parse its output yourself.
The package has no external dependencies beyond Git itself and is designed for scenarios where you need to retrieve stored credentials, validate them in code, and optionally store new ones back into Git's credential system. It's useful in automation scripts, CI/CD pipelines, or tools that need to authenticate with Git repositories but want to leverage Git's existing credential infrastructure rather than managing secrets independently.
Use it for
- Retrieve stored Git credentials in a Python script to authenticate with a private repository.
- Validate credentials programmatically and tell Git whether they worked, updating its cache accordingly.
- Build automation tools that need Git credentials without hardcoding them or managing a separate secrets store.
- Implement custom credential workflows that integrate with Git's native credential helpers.
Worth the install?
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No.
The package is abandoned (last release January 2022, last commit August 2022) with no maintenance signal. While it has low install friction and permissive licensing, the lack of updates means it may break with newer Python versions, Git releases, or edge cases. For credential management, prefer actively maintained alternatives or direct use of Git's credential system via subprocess calls with proper error handling.
Install
git-credentials on PyPI
Before you install
Low install friction with no runtime dependencies. However, the package is abandoned—last release was 2022-01-31 and last commit 2022-08-03—so expect no maintenance, bug fixes, or updates for newer Python versions or Git changes.
Git must be installed and available in PATH; the package is a thin wrapper around the `git credential` command.
License in practice
MIT license is permissive; you can use, modify, and distribute this package freely with minimal restrictions.
Quickstart
from git_credentials import GitCredentials, GitCredentialDescription
cred = GitCredentials("/path/to/repo")
response = cred.fill(GitCredentialDescription(
protocol="https",
host="example.com",
path="/"
))
print(response.username, response.password)Verify before relying
- Whether the package works reliably with modern Git versions and recent Python releases (3.10+) given the 2022 abandonment.
- Whether the package handles all edge cases in credential storage across different Git credential helper backends.
Package facts
| License | MIT permissive |
| Python support | Not specified |
| Install friction | Low. Pure-Python wheel |
| Runtime dependencies | None |
| Maintenance | Abandoned 1,656 days since the last release |
| Last repo commit | |
| First released | |
| Downloads | 163,581 / month, #10,567 on PyPI 30-day window, as of 2026-08-14 |
| Known vulnerabilities | None known OSV.dev, checked 2026-08-14 |
| Classifiers | Development Status :: 5 - Production/StableIntended Audience :: DevelopersLicense :: OSI Approved :: MIT LicenseProgramming Language :: PythonProgramming Language :: Python :: 3.10Programming Language :: Python :: 3.6Programming Language :: Python :: 3.7Programming Language :: Python :: 3.8Programming Language :: Python :: 3.9 |
Evidence: git_credentials-1.0.0-py3-none-any.whl
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