Modify github issue assignees through API

assign_to_issue.py

import requests
r = requests.get(
    "https://api.github.com/search/issues",
    params={
        "q": "fish+repo:SiccarPoint/stochastic-delta"
    }  # find the I am a fish issue
)
fishhue = r.json()
issue_url = fisshue['items'][0]['url']  # 0 index as only one issue has fish in it

payload = {'assignees': ['SiccarPoint', ]}

# now, go to
# Github user settings -> development settings -> Personal access tokens -> Generate new token
# Set up one with the appropriate scopes and copy the token string

requests.post(issue_url, json=payload, headers={'Authorization': 'token 6949ffgsdfjfdgd64545etcetcetc'})

# this should now be set on the website, but could also check with
mynewfish = requests.get(issue_url).json()
mynewfish['assignees'][0]['login'] == 'SiccarPoint'

# ...a webhook could be added to trigger the run of a script like this every time an issue is created
# It could perhaps interact with a CODEOWNERS file