How to download a Git repository in Jupyter Notebook

To download a Git repository in Jupyter Notebook, you can use the !git clone command in a code cell. For example, to clone a repository from GitHub, you can use the following code:

!git clone https://github.com/username/repo.git

Replace “username” with your GitHub username and “repo” with the name of the repository you want to clone. This command will create a directory with the name of the repository and download its contents into that directory.

You can then use the cd command to navigate into the directory and work with the files as needed. For example:

%cd repo

Note that the preceding “%” character in %cd is used to indicate that the command is a ‘line magic,’ which is a special type of command that is executed by IPython - the interactive shell that is used by Jupyter Notebook.

To download a Git repository in Jupyter Notebook with authentication

To download a Git repository in Jupyter Notebook with authentication, you can use the following command:

!git clone https://username:[email protected]/username/repo.git

In the above command, replace “username” and “password” with your GitHub username and password, and “repo” with the name of the repository you want to clone.

This will clone the repository in Jupyter Notebook with the specified credentials. However, please note that it is not recommended to include your credentials in the URL as it might expose them. Instead, some Git clients like GitHub Desktop offer more secure ways to authenticate.

Alternatively, you can use SSH to authenticate with Git. You’ll need to set up SSH keys on your GitHub account and add the public key to Jupyter Notebook. Once set up, you can use the following command to clone a repository with SSH:

!git clone [email protected]:username/repo.git