diff --git a/xwords4/android/scripts/mygit.py b/xwords4/android/scripts/mygit.py
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+++ b/xwords4/android/scripts/mygit.py
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+#!/usr/bin/python
+
+import os, subprocess
+
+class GitRepo:
+
+    def __init__(self, path):
+        self.path = path
+
+    def status(self):
+        os.chdir(self.path)
+        process = subprocess.Popen(['git', 'status'], shell=False, stdout=subprocess.PIPE)
+        result = process.communicate()[0]
+        if result: print result