Batch create dependabot config.yml file in github repos

configure-dependabot.py

#!/usr/bin/env python3

import base64
import os

import requests


token = os.environ.get("GITHUB_TOKEN")
org = os.environ.get("GITHUB_ORG")
config_file = os.environ.get("DEPENDABOT_CONFIG_FILE", "dependabot-config.yml")

commit_message = "I didn't configure the script properly"
name = "Dave's Dependabot Script"
email = "skwashd@gmail.com"

repos = [
    # Add list of repos here.
]

with open(config_file, "rb") as f:
    config = f.read()
config_b64 = base64.b64encode(config).decode("utf-8")

headers = {"Authorization": f"token {token}"}

for repo in repos:
    url = f"https://api.github.com/repos/{org}/{repo}/contents/.dependabot/config.yml"
    payload = {
        "author": {"name": name, "email": email},
        "content": config_b64,
        "message": commit_message,
    }
    r = requests.put(url, headers=headers, json=payload)
    r.raise_for_status()

dependabot-config.yml

# Full config file configuration available at https://dependabot.com/docs/config-file/
version: 1
update_configs:
  - package_manager: "python"
    directory: "/"
    update_schedule: "live"
    automerged_updates:
      - match:
          dependency_type: "all"
          update_type: "semver:minor"