2 files changed, 3 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/git/repo/__init__.py b/git/repo/__init__.py
index 09051bd4..3ae97e66 100644
--- a/git/repo/__init__.py
+++ b/git/repo/__init__.py
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 """Initialize the Repo package"""
-
-from base import *
+from __future__ import absolute_import
+from .base import *
diff --git a/git/repo/base.py b/git/repo/base.py
index 174f29aa..d1af26e2 100644
--- a/git/repo/base.py
+++ b/git/repo/base.py
@@ -164,9 +164,6 @@ class Repo(object):
     def __hash__(self):
         return hash(self.git_dir)
 
-    def __repr__(self):
-        return "%s(%r)" % (type(self).__name__, self.git_dir)
-
     # Description property
     def _get_description(self):
         filename = join(self.git_dir, 'description')
@@ -666,7 +663,7 @@ class Repo(object):
 
         # git command automatically chdir into the directory
         git = Git(path)
-        output = git.init(**kwargs)
+        git.init(**kwargs)
         return Repo(path)
 
     @classmethod