in asfyaml/dataobjects.py [0:0]
def default_branch(self):
"""Returns the default branch for this repository."""
head_path = os.path.join(self.path, "HEAD")
if os.path.isfile(head_path):
hb = open(head_path).read().removeprefix("ref: refs/heads/").strip()
else:
hb = DEFAULT_BRANCH.removeprefix("refs/heads/")
return hb