#100DaysOfCode in Python Transcripts
Chapter: Days 61-63: Using the Github API with Python
Lecture: Setup and creating a Github user object
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Alright, let's get started.
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First, we need to pip install pygithub,
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which is the module we are going to use
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to query the API and post to it.
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So, let's head over to my terminal,
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and create a virtual environment.
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Let's create a directory, CD into it,
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and, as explained in other videos, I have an alias
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to create virtual environments based on my use of Anaconda.
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So I found a virtual env with the path
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pointing to my Python binary in Anaconda,
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that's the best way for me to do it,
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but as you've probably seen in other videos,
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another way to do it is Python -m
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venv, and the name of your venv,
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which I usually call venv by convention.
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That's totally cool as well.
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But I'm going to go with my setup.
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Then you have to enable the virtual environment.
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So, I'm doing that often because I use virtual environments
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for every project I work on, I have an alias.
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So, I can just type ae, and I'm in.
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So as you see we are starting from a clean slate,
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and I'm going to do pip install pygithub.
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So with that done, head over to the notebook,
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and note that I have the virtual environment enabled.
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Here's how you can do that.
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You need to pip install ipykernel,
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and then there's a command that you can
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set your virtual environment inside the notebook.
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That's why you see me using venv here,
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and having access to pygithub.
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So, let's import the modules we are going to use.
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And it's a bit inconsistent,
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so the package is called pyGitHub, camel-cased,
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but you actually use it as github lowercased.
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Now, let's make a Github object.
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And now I can work with that object.
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Notice that we didn't log in, so we're a bit limited
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in the amount of calls we can make to the API at this point.
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And you will see later that
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when we make this object with a token,
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we can make many more calls to the API.
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And let's work with our PyBites user.
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So, I'm going to store the user in pb.
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And there you go, and before retrieving data from the API,
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let's take a little bit of a detour
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to show you the help functions in Python.
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And that's because I've found the documentation
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not very complete and helpful for this module,
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so, when I worked with this module
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for a co-challenged platform, I used help and there
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to inspect the module and see what was available for use.
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So that's why I want to give you those tips as well.
