gh_auto.py

#!/usr/bin/env python3
"""Create a repo auto_{dirname} on GitHub and add it as a remote for the
current repo. called 'auto'.
Expects GITHUB_USER and GITHUB_TOKEN in ~/.gh_auto:
GITHUB_USER = "gituser"
GITHUB_TOKEN = "647e67457e8e5e49ba56583fb6623cf0"
"""
import json
import os
import subprocess
import urllib
from urllib import request

# get GITHUB_USER and GITHUB_TOKEN
exec(open(os.path.expanduser("~/.gh_auto")).read())
top = subprocess.Popen(
    "git rev-parse --show-toplevel", shell=True, stdout=subprocess.PIPE
).communicate()[0]
name = 'auto_' + os.path.basename(top.decode('utf8')).strip()

url = f"https://api.github.com/user/repos"
data = json.dumps({'name': name, 'private': True}).encode('utf8')
url = request.Request(
    url, data=data, headers={'Authorization': f"token {GITHUB_TOKEN}"}
)
try:
    request.urlopen(url)
except urllib.error.HTTPError:
    print("(Request failed)")

cmd = (
    "git remote add auto "
    f"https://{GITHUB_USER}:{GITHUB_TOKEN}@github.com/{GITHUB_USER}/{name}"
)
subprocess.Popen(cmd, shell=True, stdout=subprocess.PIPE).communicate()
print("git push auto --tags refs/remotes/origin/*:refs/heads/*")