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Python GitLab API Automation

1 post · Jan 2023

What this trail covers

This post introduces the python-gitlab library for automating DevSecOps workflows. It covers basic usage, configuration, managing API objects, and provides practical use cases for both read and write actions, including CI/CD integration for release and changelog generation, and pipeline report summaries. It also touches on development tips and performance optimizations.

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  1. Efficient DevSecOps workflows: Hands-on python-gitlab API automationThis post introduces the python-gitlab library as a tool for automating DevSecOps workflows. It details how to configure and use the library for interacting with the GitLab API, including managing objects, handling pagination, and working with relationships. It provides specific use cases for API read actions (listing branches, project settings, CI/CD variables, downloading files, listing Kubernetes clusters, checking merge request rebase status) and write actions (moving epics, ensuring project settings, generating due date overviews, creating issue indexes). It also covers advanced workflows like container images for API scripts, CI/CD integration for release/changelog generation and pipeline reports, and development tips for optimization.