You can perform a shallow clone of a Git repository with a depth of 1 using the GitPython library in Python. Here's a Python code snippet with comments explaining each step [1][2]:

# Import the necessary modules from GitPython
from git import Repo

# Define the URL of the Git repository you want to shallow clone
repository_url = 'https://github.com/username/repo.git'

# Specify the local directory where you want to clone the repository
local_directory = '/path/to/local/directory'

# Perform the shallow clone
try:
    # Clone the repository with a depth of 1 (only the latest commit)
    repo = Repo.clone_from(repository_url, local_directory, depth=1)

    # If the clone was successful, print a success message
    print(f'Successfully shallow cloned {repository_url} to {local_directory}')

except Exception as e:
    # If an error occurs during cloning, print an error message
    print(f'Error: {e}')

Explanation of each step:
* Import the necessary modules from the GitPython library. You'll need the Repo class to work with Git repositories.
* Define the URL of the Git repository you want to shallow clone. Replace `https://github.com/username/repo.git` with the actual repository URL you want to clone.
* Specify the local directory where you want to clone the repository. Replace '/path/to/local/directory' with the path to your desired local directory.
* Inside a try block, clone the repository using the Repo.clone_from method. Set the depth parameter to 1 to perform a shallow clone, retrieving only the latest commit.
* If the clone is successful, print a success message indicating that the repository has been shallow cloned to the specified local directory.
* If an error occurs during cloning, it will be caught in the except block, and an error message will be printed.

Make sure to replace the placeholders in the code with your specific repository URL and local directory path. This code allows you to perform a shallow clone of a Git repository using the GitPython library in Python.