- MacOS 10.14.6
- Python 3.7.4
- Use the GitHub Python API to interact with Repositories, Issues, and Pull Requests.
- Using the Terminal:
- pip3 install github3
- Generate the Token:
- Go to your GitHub Settings page
- Uses the sidebar to access Personal access tokens
- Click on the Generate new token button in the top right of the view
- Give the token a name, then uncheck all scopes except for User
- Click Generate token and GitHub will take you back to the list of tokens from before
- Copy the code into your clipboard
- Put the code in your environment:
- Linux: Edit the `/etc/environment` file and add the following:
- GITHUB_TOKEN=5c2...5ed
Tests:
- Login:
- Access using username and password:
- from github3 import login
- gh = login('username', 'password')
- Access using Personal Access Tokens:
- from github3 import login
- gh = login(token='eb89...04e2')
- List of Repositories:
- from github3 import login
- gh = login(token='token')
- repos = gh.repositories()
- for repo in repos:
- print(repo, repo.description)
- List of Issues:
- from github3 import login
- gh = login(token='token')
- issues = gh.issues()
- for issue in issues:
- print(issue, issue.body, issue.as_json())
- List or Pull Requests:
- from github3 import login
- gh = login(token='token')
- pr = gh.pull_requests()
- ToDo: Find an alternative function to get PRs, cause this one raises an exception.
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