Ben Golder bengolder

Git, used along with Github, is a great way to manage the work of writing code. It allows you to collaborate easily on even very large-scale projects, and provides a great place to quickly host code for sharing it with others. If you're going to write significant amounts of code, I highly recommend using it.

Below is a list of commented Git commands in rough order of probable workflow. I use this as a quick reference for using Git. If you happen to want to add comments or questions, I'm making this blog entry into a Github Gist. You can view it here.

git init #start a repo
git add mynewfile.py #track a file
git rm --cached myoldfile.py #untrack a file
git commit -m 'my commit message' #commit changes with a note 
git push -u origin master # push to the 'master' branch on the 'origin' remote

git branch mynewbranch #create a new branch


	import xlrd

	def xlsToObjs(filePath, headers=True):
	'''converts xls rows to a list of dictionaries. first row headers become
	the attribute names.'''
	wb = xlrd.open_workbook(filePath)
	sheet = wb.sheet_by_index(0)
	if headers:
	# get the first row

	#!/usr/bin/python
	# -- coding: utf-8 --


	import os
	import codecs
	import json

	import Rhino
	import scriptcontext

	import sys
	from scriptcontext import sticky

	if packages and import_names: # if there are inputs
	for package in packages:
	# for each package path
	if package not in sys.path:
	# check to see if the path has already been added
	sys.path.append(package)
	print '%s appended' % package

	#http://www.grasshopper3d.com/forum/topics/list-dispatching-to-multiple-streams-in-non-regular-pattern?commentId=2985220%3AComment%3A606928

	import Rhino

	# for accesssing GH classes
	import clr
	clr.AddReference("Grasshopper")
	from Grasshopper.Kernel.Data import GH_Path
	from Grasshopper import DataTree

	import Rhino
	import clr
	clr.AddReference("Grasshopper")
	from Grasshopper.Kernel.Data import GH_Path
	from Grasshopper import DataTree


	def boxes_overlap(boxA, boxB):
	"""Check if there is any overlap between two bounding boxes.
	"""

	# virtualenv aliases
	# http://blog.doughellmann.com/2010/01/virtualenvwrapper-tips-and-tricks.html
	alias v='workon'
	alias v.deactivate='deactivate'
	alias v.mk='mkvirtualenv --no-site-packages'
	alias v.mk_withsitepackages='mkvirtualenv'
	alias v.rm='rmvirtualenv'
	alias v.switch='workon'
	alias v.add2pth='add2virtualenv'
	alias v.cdsitepackages='cdsitepackages'

	# .bashrc for mac

	# Some shorcuts useful for navigation and directory listings
	alias ll='ls -l -A'
	alias la='ls -A'
	alias l='ls -CF'
	alias .='open .'
	alias ..='cd ..'
	alias ...='cd .. ; cd ..'
	alias ~='cd ~'

	def upload(request):
	"""A view for uploading new data.
	"""
	user=User.objects.get(username='carlos')
	#print request
	if request.method == 'POST':
	upload = UploadEvent(user=user)
	upload.save()
	formset = ZipFormSet(request.POST, request.FILES)
	for form in formset: