如何使用 python 脚本在 Gitlab CI 运行器中克隆 gitlab 私有存储库？

Question

I have a private Gitlab repository. And I want to clone that private repo to gitlab CI runner using a python script. But the cli asks for username and password input. Since, Gitlab CLI don't take manual input so, how to provide username and password for authentication.

Answer 1

As you can see in the documentation there are several options for authentication.

I usually do not use password and username, because mostly you end up saving your credentials in plaintext somewhere.

My preferred way is using a private token. This descriptions explains how to create a private token on Gitlab

For a general understanding of tokens:

• A token is a secret hash string, noone else beside you should be able to read it
• It combines username and password, you'll only need the token for authentication
• You generally create and manage the tokens on the sites for which you want to use them (in your case a Gitlab server)