Query the GitHub API via the github3 Python module for repo info, own user info, other user info

github_api_example.py

#! /usr/bin/python
# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-

from github3 import login

# https://github3.readthedocs.io/en/latest/index.html#more-examples


def enter_2fa_code():
    # Source: https://github3.readthedocs.io/en/latest/examples/two_factor_auth.html
    code = ''
    while not code:
        # The user could accidentally press Enter before being ready, let's protect them from doing that.
        code = raw_input('Enter 2FA code: ')
    return code


gh = login('your-username',
           password='your-password',
           two_factor_callback=enter_2fa_code)

# Querying a 3rd party repo for info about its releases
my_repo = gh.repository(owner='nuxsmin', repository='sysPass')
print(my_repo)  # nuxsmin/sysPass
print(my_repo.clone_url)  # https://github.com/nuxsmin/sysPass.git
for n, rel in enumerate(my_repo.releases()):
    print(rel)  # <Release [sysPass 2.1.16]> ...
my_latest_release = my_repo.latest_release()
print(my_latest_release)  # <Release [sysPass 2.1.16]>
print(my_latest_release.name)  # sysPass 2.1.16
print(my_latest_release.published_at)  # 2018-06-19 00:34:34+00:00
print(my_latest_release.tag_name)  # 2.1.16.18061901
print(my_latest_release.zipball_url)  # https://api.github.com/repos/nuxsmin/sysPass/zipball/2.1.16.18061901

# Get info about own account
my_account = gh.me()
print(my_account.name)
print(my_account.login)
print(my_account.followers_count)
for f in gh.followers():
    print(str(f))

# Get info about another user
kennethreitz = gh.user('kennethreitz')
print(kennethreitz.name)  # Kenneth Reitz
print(kennethreitz.login)  # kennethreitz
print(kennethreitz.followers_count)  # 23898

# TODO switch to token based auth, otherwise it's required to enter a 2fa code at each request