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+# util.py
+# Copyright (C) 2008, 2009 Michael Trier (mtrier@gmail.com) and contributors
+#
+# This module is part of GitPython and is released under
+# the BSD License: http://www.opensource.org/licenses/bsd-license.php
+"""
+Module for general utility functions
+"""
+import commit, tag, blob, tree
+
+def get_object_type_by_name(object_type_name):
+	"""
+	Returns
+		type suitable to handle the given object type name.
+		Use the type to create new instances.
+		
+	``object_type_name``
+		Member of TYPES
+		
+	Raises
+		ValueError: In case object_type_name is unknown
+	"""
+	if object_type_name == "commit":
+		import commit
+		return commit.Commit
+	elif object_type_name == "tag":
+		import tag
+		return tag.TagObject
+	elif object_type_name == "blob":
+		import blob
+		return blob.Blob
+	elif object_type_name == "tree":
+		import tree
+		return tree.Tree
+	else:
+		raise ValueError("Cannot handle unknown object type: %s" % object_type_name)