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To perform a rebase operation on a feature branch onto the main branch using GitPython, you can use the `git.rebase()` method. Here's a Python program that demonstrates how to do this [1][2]:
```
# Import the necessary modules from GitPython
from git import Repo

def rebase_feature_branch(repo_path, feature_branch, main_branch):
    """
    Rebase a feature branch onto the main branch using GitPython.

    Args:
    - repo_path (str): The path to the local Git repository.
    - feature_branch (str): The name of the feature branch to be rebased.
    - main_branch (str): The name of the main branch.

    Returns:
    - bool: True if the rebase is successful, False otherwise.
    """
    try:
        # Open the Git repository
        repo = Repo(repo_path)

        # Ensure both the feature and main branches exist
        if feature_branch not in repo.heads:
            print(f"Feature branch '{feature_branch}' does not exist.")
            return False

        if main_branch not in repo.heads:
            print(f"Main branch '{main_branch}' does not exist.")
            return False

        # Check out the feature branch
        repo.git.checkout(feature_branch)

        # Perform the rebase onto the main branch
        repo.git.rebase(main_branch)

        return True  # Rebase successful

    except Exception as e:
        # If an error occurs during the rebase, return False and print an error message
        print(f"Error: {e}")
        return False

# Example usage:
# repo_path = '/path/to/local/repository'
# feature_branch = 'feature-branch'
# main_branch = 'main'
# rebase_feature_branch(repo_path, feature_branch, main_branch)
```
Explanation of how the program works:
* Import the necessary modules from GitPython, including the Repo class.
* Define a function rebase_feature_branch that takes three arguments:
    * repo_path: The path to the local Git repository.
    * feature_branch: The name of the feature branch to be rebased.
    * main_branch: The name of the main branch onto which the feature branch will be rebased.
* Inside the function, open the Git repository using Repo(repo_path).
* Ensure that both the feature and main branches exist in the repository. If either branch does not exist, print an error message and return False.
* Check out the feature branch using repo.git.checkout(feature_branch).
* Perform the rebase operation by executing repo.git.rebase(main_branch).
* If the rebase operation is successful, the function returns True.
* If an error occurs during the rebase, the function returns False and prints an error message.

To use the program, specify the repo_path as the path to your local Git repository, the feature_branch as the name of the feature branch to rebase, and the main_branch as the name of the main branch onto which the feature branch will be rebased. This program allows you to perform a rebase operation using GitPython.