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+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+
+"""
+ (c) 2015 - Copyright Red Hat Inc
+
+ Authors:
+   Pierre-Yves Chibon <pingou@pingoured.fr>
+
+"""
+
+
+import pygit2
+
+
+class PagureRepo(pygit2.Repository):
+    """ An utility class allowing to go around pygit2's inability to be
+    stable.
+
+    """
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def push(remote, refname):
+        """ Push the given reference to the specified remote. """
+        if pygit2.__version__.startswith('0.22'):
+            remote.push([refname])
+        else:
+            remote.push(refname)