title: Running Git clone command in Python
body: <p>I am new to both Python and Git. I am in the process of writing a Python script which needs to do the same action as done by running the below git command from my workspace on a Linux server. (i.e. /local/mnt/workspace/)</p>
  <pre><code>git clone git://git.xyz.com/platform/manifest.git -b jb_2.5
  </code></pre>
  <p>I tried using Fab library however module fabric.api isn't installed so I couldn't proceed.
  Also,</p>
  <pre><code>import git
  git.Git().clone(&quot;git://git.xyz.com/platform/manifest.git&quot;) 
  </code></pre>
  <p>didn't work.</p>
  <p>Any other solutions to do this ?</p>