[eccp]

I use this Python library to build a plug-in for gEdit which shows you the git branch of the file being edited.

https://github.com/dfuenzalida/gedit-git-branch-statusbar

[lfborjas]

Cool, I'm currently using vim and the fugitive plugin offers a similar functionality: http://sontek.net/turning-vim-into-a-modern-python-ide#integ...