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+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+
+# This script avoids to push branches starting with a "#". This is the way
+# how I store ticket related feature branches that are work in progress.
+
+# Once a feature branch is finished, it will be rebased to mains HEAD,
+# its commits squashed, merged into main and the branch deleted afterwards.
+
+# Call this script from your ".git/hooks/pre-push" file like this (supporting
+# Linux, Windows and MacOS)
+
+#	#!/bin/sh
+#	python3 .githooks/pre-push.py
+
+import subprocess
+import re
+
+# This hook is called with the following parameters:
+# $1 -- Name of the remote to which the push is being done
+# $2 -- URL to which the push is being done
+# If pushing without using a named remote, those arguments will be equal.
+
+# Information about the commits being pushed is supplied as lines to
+# the standard input in the form:
+# <local ref> <local sha1> <remote ref> <remote sha1>
+# This hook prevents the push of commits that belong to branches starting with
+# an "#" (whiwork in progress).
+
+def main():
+    local_branch = subprocess.check_output(['git', 'rev-parse', '--abbrev-ref', 'HEAD'], universal_newlines=True).strip()
+    wip_prefix = "^#\d+(?:\b.*)$"
+    message = 'The branch {local_branch} can not be pushed as it starts with a '#' which marks it as work in progress'
+
+    if re.match(wip_prefix, local_branch):
+        print(message)
+        exit(1)
+
+    exit(0)
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()