How to retrieve data from the Github API in a python script?

Question

I'm fairly new to any sort of web programming and need help with gathering data from the Github search API. How to I go get the array at https://api.github.com/search/users?q=tom+repos:%3E42+followers:%3E1000 from inside a script? or use a GET /search/user?

Would I do something along the lines of Users[Num_users] = GET api.github.con/search/users?

The github API returns a array of objects (JSON I believe?).

Thank you so much!

You're on the right track, just use this to make the GET request. stackoverflow.com/questions/645312/… — c2huc2hu
– c2huc2hu, Commented Aug 19, 2016 at 21:21

Merlin · Accepted Answer · 2016-08-19 21:32:32Z

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Why roll your own? Use a prebuilt module:

https://github.com/PyGithub/PyGithub

PyGithub
Pygithub3
libsaas
github3.py
sanction
agithub
githubpy
octohub
Github-Flask
torngithub

answered Aug 19, 2016 at 21:32

Merlin

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