Fetch all files matching query provided.

fetch_files_from_query.py

import sys

from github import Github
from pathlib import Path

token = Path(".token").read_text().strip()
g = Github(token)

args = sys.argv
if len(args) < 2:
    raise Exception("Query not provided")

query = " ".join(sys.argv[1:])
print(f"Querying with '{query}' for files and downloading ...")

for file in g.search_code(query=query):
    repo_path = Path(file.repository.full_name)
    file_path = repo_path / file.path
    file_path.parent.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
    file_path.write_bytes(file.decoded_content)

Pre-requisites:

1. Copy the script in a new directory.
2. Generate a new token.
3. Save the token in a file .token next to the script.
4. pip install PyGithub

Example Usage: python fetch_files_from_query.py filename:dvc.yaml
Any other valid Github search query could be provided.