How to unprotect master? #1991

BlackWoxs · 2022-04-28T05:43:54Z

BlackWoxs
Apr 28, 2022

In the previous version of Python-GitLab after creating the project and adding a user as a developer, we have been using:

# Unprotect master
branch = project.branches.get('master')
branch.unprotect()
as we wish to allow developer access to the master.

unprotect is no longer available in version 3.2.0 can anyone guide me on how to achieve the same result using the new version

Thank you

Answered by nejch

Apr 28, 2022

I believe I just answered this on stackoverflow but copy/pasting for posterity. (https://stackoverflow.com/questions/72038367/python-gitlab-unprotect-master)

You need to use the Protected Branches API (python-gitlab docs) for this.

protected_branch = project.protectedbranches.get("master")
protected_branch.delete()

# or simply
project.protectedbranches.delete("master")

Note: the delete() method in this case simply unprotects it, it does not delete the branch.

To re-protect it, you can then create it again. You can also control access levels directly:

protected_branch = project.protectedbranches.create({
    'name': 'master',
    'merge_access_level': gitlab.const.DEVELOPER_ACCESS,
    …

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nejch · 2022-04-28T05:52:10Z

nejch
Apr 28, 2022
Maintainer

I believe I just answered this on stackoverflow but copy/pasting for posterity. (https://stackoverflow.com/questions/72038367/python-gitlab-unprotect-master)

You need to use the Protected Branches API (python-gitlab docs) for this.

protected_branch = project.protectedbranches.get("master")
protected_branch.delete()

# or simply
project.protectedbranches.delete("master")

Note: the delete() method in this case simply unprotects it, it does not delete the branch.

To re-protect it, you can then create it again. You can also control access levels directly:

protected_branch = project.protectedbranches.create({
    'name': 'master',
    'merge_access_level': gitlab.const.DEVELOPER_ACCESS,
    'push_access_level': gitlab.const.MAINTAINER_ACCESS
})

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BlackWoxs Apr 28, 2022
Author

Thank you so much for the quick response and solution - VERY much appreciated.

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