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Allow checkout_branch to point to a tag in clone_repository method

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Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Newbie friendliness
42/100
Issue type
Feature
Clarity
Mostly clear
Activity status
Stale
Tech stack
git, python
Domain
devtools

Research direction

Start at the pygit2.clone_repository entry point and trace how checkout_branch is resolved. Compare tag handling with the existing branch behavior; done means cloning can select a specified tag immediately, with the behavior covered alongside the existing clone tests.

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Description

When I try to provide a tag to the checkout_branch flag in pygit2.clone_repository(), it fails and is unable to find the reference. It would be nice to be able to checkout a tag right away (like a branch) on clone to clone a specifc release of a package

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