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generate PAT for github
GITHUB_API = 'https://api.github.com'
import requests
import getpass
import json
from urlparse import urljoin
def main():
#
# User Input
#
username = raw_input('github username: ')
password = getpass.getpass('github password: ')
note = raw_input('Label: ') # DONT LEAVE THIS FIELD BLANK!!!
#
# Compose Request
#
url = urljoin(GITHUB_API, 'authorizations')
payload = {}
if note:
payload['note'] = note
res = requests.post(
url,
auth = (username, password),
data = json.dumps(payload),
)
#
# Parse Response
#
j = json.loads(res.text)
token = j['token']
print token
return token
if __name__ == '__main__':
main()
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jfach commented Jun 8, 2016

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