Using the Github API in Python

Created by Pete Graham / @petexgraham

Github API

• Good, complete API
• Automate workflows
• Build tools which integrate with Github

Github Issues for Project Managment

• Developers like Github
• A lot of people don't like JIRA
• Succesful open source projects use it
• Very simple

Client Feedback Paradox

• Feedback sent as Powerpoints, Excel, Emails
• We want all issues in one place
• But clients can't write good bug reports

Feedback Tool

• Client issues go into Github issues
• But with a label so you can triage them
• Client doesn't have access to all isssues or source code
• Open Source, written in Django https://github.com/LostProperty/Feedback

Pypi Github libraries

githubpy
https://github.com/michaelliao/githubpy/
https://pypi.python.org/pypi/githubpy/1.1.0
29 stars

PyGithub
https://github.com/dustin/py-github
https://pypi.python.org/pypi/PyGithub/1.24.0
135 stars

PyGithub Example Code

from github import Github
g = Github("user", "password")

for repo in g.get_user().get_repos():
    print repo.name

Get Github Issues Code

from github import Github
g = Github("user", "password")

github_repo = github.get_repo('LostProperty/Feedback_demo')
filter_label = get_label(github_repo, 'Feedback')
issues = github_repo.get_issues(labels=[filter_label])
for issue in issues:
    print(issue.title)

What next?

1. Launch MVP
2. Comments system
3. Limit high priority tickets
4. Image upload
5. Automatically grab support details
6. Add multiple client/project handling
7. Launch as a service

Other Github Issues tools

London Pyramid Meet-up

Tuesday 18th March
Lost Property HQ
192 St Johns Street
Clerkenwell