Project Summary
Dulwich is a pure-Python implementation of the Git file formats and protocols.
All functionality is available in pure Python, but (optional) C extensions are also available for better performance.
Named after the village in which Mr. and Mrs. Git live in the Monty Python sketch.
In a Nutshell, Dulwich...
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has a well established, mature codebase
maintained by a very large development team
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took an estimated 4 years of effort (COCOMO model)
starting with its first commit in March, 2007
ending with its most recent commit 4 days ago
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