github-issue-extractor 0.1.4

GitHubIssueExtractor

GitHub Issue Extractor

The GitHub Issue Extractor allows you to easily filter and extract issues from a GitHub repository based on a specified milestone number. It uses the GitHub API and requires an access token for authentication. This powerful utility writes the extracted information into an Excel file for convenient analysis and reporting.

Features

• Extract issues from a specific GitHub repository
• Filter issues by milestone number
• Requires a GitHub access token for authentication

Prerequisites

• Python 3.x
• requests library

Installation

Follow either Installation Type 1 or Installation Type 2

Installation Type 1

1. pip install github-issue-extractor

Installation Type 2

1. Clone the repository: git clone https://github.com/ssinha2103/github-issues_to_excel
2. Install the required dependencies: pip install -r requirements.txt

Usage

To use the GitHub Issue Extractor, simply import the class and create an instance with the required parameters:

from github_issue_extractor import GitHubIssueExtractor

milestone_number = 1
access_token = "your_access_token_here"
repo_name = "repository_name"
owner = "repository_owner"

extractor = GitHubIssueExtractor(milestone_number, access_token, repo_name, owner)
extractor.run()

Replace the values of milestone_number, access_token, repo_name, and owner with your desired settings.

Parameters

1. milestone_number: The milestone number you want to filter issues by.
2. access_token: Your GitHub personal access token for authentication. Follow these instructions to create a personal access token.
3. repo_name: The name of the repository from which you want to extract issues.
4. owner: The username of the repository owner.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License. See the LICENSE file for details.