Django snippets: Use git log to give your app a revision

import subprocess
_proc = subprocess.Popen('git log --no-color -n 1 --date=iso',
                         shell=True, stdout=subprocess.PIPE, stderr=subprocess.PIPE)
try:
    GIT_REVISION_DATE = [x.split('Date:')[1].split('+')[0].strip() for x in
                         _proc.communicate()[0].splitlines() if x.startswith('Date:')][0]
except IndexError:
    GIT_REVISION_DATE = 'unknown'

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Put that stuff in your settings.py Then you can use the git log last date to make that your "revision number" assuming you don't use regular version release numbers. With it you can do something like:

<div id="footer">
&copy; My Company 
&mdash; The Super App (revision {{ GIT_REVISION_DATE }})
 </div>

See if you like it

Author:: peterbe
Posted:: October 30, 2009
Language:: Python
Django Version:: 1.1
Tags:: settings subprocess git
Score:: 6 (after 6 ratings)

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