snakemake.common.git.get_git_root_parent_directory

snakemake.common.git.get_git_root_parent_directory(path, input_path)[source]

This function will recursively go through parent directories until a git repository is found or until no parent directories are left, in which case an error will be raised. This is needed when providing a path to a file/folder that is located on a branch/tag not currently checked out.

Parameters:

  • path – (str) Path a to a directory that is located inside the repo

  • input_path – (str) origin path, used when raising WorkflowError

Returns:

path to the root folder for git repo