Is it possible to use Repo.iter_commits or other API to get renames of files?

[Guo-Zhang]

I want to track a file with its rename ones. For example, a file is called "test_lecture", and then rename to "python_data_analytics". I want to track all the commits for the files if possible.

I use Repo.iter_commits currently, which requires on git rev-list command, a complicated command(https://stackoverflow.com/questions/64397278/understanding-git-rev-list).

I have noticed that git log with --follow and --find-renames(https://www.zhihu.com/question/531483642/answer/2472733253) may work. Or are there any API based on it can be used?

[Byron]

I don't think that out of the box this is easy in GitPython, but it should be possible to use git directly and parse its output instead.
GitPython can make calling into git more pythonic, too, but it won't change the fact that you have to deal with a steam of bytes to parse.