get_secret.py

# Get GitHubPAT secret from AWS Secrets Manager that we'll use to start the githubcop workflow
def get_secret(secret_name, region_name):
  
  # Create a Secrets Manager client
  session = boto3.session.Session()
  client = session.client(
    service_name='secretsmanager',
    region_name=region_name
  )

  try:
    get_secret_value_response = client.get_secret_value(
      SecretId=secret_name
    )
  except ClientError as e:
    # For a list of exceptions thrown, see
    # https://docs.aws.amazon.com/secretsmanager/latest/apireference/API_GetSecretValue.html
    print("Had an error attempting to get secret from AWS Secrets Manager:", e)
    raise e

  # Decrypts secret using the associated KMS key.
  secret = get_secret_value_response['SecretString']

  # Print happy joy joy
  print("🚀 Successfully got secret", secret_name, "from AWS Secrets Manager")
  
  # Return the secret
  return secret