Python script that lets you archive branches interactively

archive_merged_branches.py

"""
Archive branches that are merged into master.
This is done by tagging them as archive/<branchname> and removing them both locally and
remotely. Before each operation, the user is asked for confirmation.
"""
# This dependency can be found on github: https://github.com/Chiel92/python-shellout
from shellout import get, out, confirm


# Tag merged branches
merged_branches = [line.strip() for line in
                   get(r'git branch --merged master').n]
merged_branches = [branch for branch in merged_branches
                   if branch != '' and not '*' in branch and not branch == 'master']
archived_branches = []
for branch in merged_branches:
    if confirm('Archive branch {}?', branch):
        out('git tag archive/{} {}', branch, branch)
        archived_branches.append(branch)

if not archived_branches:
    exit('No branches archived. Bye.')

# Push archive tags to remote
print()
print('Created archive tags:')
for branch in archived_branches:
    print('    ' + branch)
if confirm('Push archive tags to remote?'):
    for branch in archived_branches:
        out('git push origin archive/{}', branch)


# Delete remote branches
print()
print('Corresponding remote branches:')
for branch in archived_branches:
    print('    origin/' + branch)
if confirm('Delete remote branches?'):
    for branch in archived_branches:
        out('git push origin :{}', branch)


# Delete local branches
print()
print('Corresponding local branches:')
for branch in archived_branches:
    print('    ' + branch)
if confirm('Delete local branches?'):
    for branch in archived_branches:
        out('git branch -d {}', branch)

This gist won't be updated anymore. The up-to-date version is in my dotfiles.

Just in case anyone (like me) is looking for the direct link to the script (last updated Jun 16, 2016 at the time of posting this comment):

• https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Chiel92/dotfiles/master/archive_merged_branches.py
• https://github.com/Chiel92/dotfiles/blob/master/archive_merged_branches.py

And to the original article about this script:

• http://ctenbrinke.net/2016/06/07/archiving-branches-with-git/