git_remote_codecommit_clone_with_aws_profile_subprocess.py

1# 1. Install the utility via pip (the official distribution method)
2# pip install git-remote-codecommit
3
4# 2. Once installed, Git uses the 'codecommit://' prefix to trigger the helper.
5# You do not write Python code to use it; you use standard Git commands:
6
7# Example: Cloning a repository with a specific AWS profile
8# git clone codecommit://MyProfile@MyDemoRepo
9
10# If you were to automate this via a Python script, you would use the subprocess module:
11import subprocess
12
13def clone_codecommit_repo(profile_name, region, repo_name):
14    """
15    Uses the git-remote-codecommit helper to clone a repository.
16    The helper must be installed in the environment's PATH.
17    """
18    # Format: codecommit://[profile@]repository_name
19    remote_url = f"codecommit://{profile_name}@{repo_name}"
20    
21    try:
22        subprocess.run(
23            ["git", "clone", remote_url],
24            env={"AWS_DEFAULT_REGION": region},
25            check=True
26        )
27        print(f"Successfully cloned {repo_name}")
28    except subprocess.CalledProcessError as e:
29        print(f"Error cloning repository: {e}")
30
31if __name__ == "__main__":
32    # Quickstart execution
33    clone_codecommit_repo(
34        profile_name="default", 
35        region="us-east-1", 
36        repo_name="MyDemoRepo"
37    )