Quick remove github release

remove_release.py

#!/usr/bin/env python3
# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-

import requests
import os
import sys
import json

def err(msg, **kwargs):
    print(msg, file=sys.stderr, **kwargs)

def required(value: str, key: str):
  if value is None or not len(value):
    err(f'${key} is required')
    exit(1)

token=os.getenv('GH_TOKEN')
repo = os.getenv('GH_REPO')
owner = os.getenv('GH_OWNER')
# By default, remove all draft release 
# If you want to remove all release 
# export REMOVE_ALL=1
remove_all = os.getenv('REMOVE_ALL')


required(token, 'GH_TOKEN')
required(repo, 'GH_REPO')
required(owner, 'GH_OWNER')

GH_API='https://api.github.com'
RELEASE_ENDPOINT=f'{GH_API}/repos/{owner}/{repo}/releases'

r = requests.get(RELEASE_ENDPOINT, headers={"Authorization": f'token {token}'})
if r.status_code >= 400:
  err(f'Request failed with code: {r.status_code}')
  exit(1)

resp = r.json()

for item in resp:
  if remove_all is None and not item.get('draft'):
    continue
  release_id = item.get('id')
  r = requests.delete(f'{RELEASE_ENDPOINT}/{release_id}', headers={'Authorization': f'token {token}'})
  if r.status_code >= 400:
    err(f'Request failed with code: {r.status_code}')
    exit(1)
  else:
    print(f'Release {release_id} was removed')
    
print('Done !!')
exit(0)

export GH_TOKEN=ghp_abc
export GH_OWNER=vietanhduong
export GH_REPO=test_repo
# export REMOVE_ALL=1
chmod +x remove_release.py 
./remove_release.py

Be careful with REMOVE_ALL :)

Create your PAT (Personal Access Token) at https://github.com/settings/tokens

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