How to create GitHub repository using Python Selenium?

Last Updated : 21 Oct, 2021

Prerequisite: Selenium

Selenium is a powerful tool for controlling web browsers through programs and performing browser automation. It is functional for all browsers, works on all major OS and its scripts are written in various languages i.e Python, Java, C#, etc, we will be working with Python. Selenium Tutorial covers all topics such as – WebDriver, WebElement, Unit Testing with selenium. This Python Selenium Tutorial covers Selenium from basics to advanced and professional uses.

In this article, we will write a python script that will create a GitHub repository using selenium in Python

Steps for creating a GitHub repository:

Before creating a repository, we need to login first (Require username and password).
After Login, we will go for creating a new repository, and then we require the repository name.
After this, three things are left; descriptions, mode(Private or Public), and readme file.

Step-by-step Approach:

Step 1: Import module and create Chrome Object

Python3

# import Module from selenium import webdriver  # Create Chrome Object driver = webdriver.Chrome(     'Chrome Driver Path')

Step 2: Create github_repo() with the following arguments to access user GitHub with suitable parameters and perform required tasks.

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def github_repo(user_name, pass_word,                  repository_name, descriptions=False,                 private=False, readme=False):          # Open github login page     driver.get('https://github.com/login')      # Username     username = driver.find_element_by_xpath('//*[@id="login_field"]')     username.send_keys(user_name)      # Password     password = driver.find_element_by_xpath('//*[@id="password"]')     password.send_keys(pass_word)      # Click on sign in button     signin = driver.find_element_by_xpath(         '//*[@id="login"]/div[4]/form/input[14]')     signin.click()      # Create new repo.     new_repo = driver.find_element_by_xpath('//*[@id="repos-container"]/h2/a')     new_repo.click()      # Enter Repo. name     repositoryname = driver.find_element_by_xpath('//*[@id="repository_name"]')     repositoryname.send_keys(repository_name)      # Optional      # Enter Description     if descriptions:         description = driver.find_element_by_xpath(             '//*[@id="repository_description"]')         description.send_keys(descriptions)      # Private Mode     if private:         private = driver.find_element_by_xpath(             '//*[@id="repository_visibility_private"]')         private.click()      # Create ReadMe File     if readme:         readme = driver.find_element_by_xpath(             '//*[@id="repository_auto_init"]')         readme.click()

Step 3: Call the above function with suitable parameters in the driver code to create a GitHub repository.

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github_repo("Enter Usename", "Enter Password", "Repository name")

Below is the Implementation:

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# import Module from selenium import webdriver  # Create Chrome Object driver = webdriver.Chrome('Chrome Driver Path')   def github_repo(user_name, pass_word,                  repository_name, descriptions=False,                 private=False, readme=False):          # Open github login page     driver.get('https://github.com/login')      # Username     username = driver.find_element_by_xpath('//*[@id="login_field"]')     username.send_keys(user_name)      # Password     password = driver.find_element_by_xpath('//*[@id="password"]')     password.send_keys(pass_word)      # Click on signin button     signin = driver.find_element_by_xpath(         '//*[@id="login"]/div[4]/form/input[14]')     signin.click()      # Create new repo.     new_repo = driver.find_element_by_xpath('//*[@id="repos-container"]/h2/a')     new_repo.click()      # Enter Repo. name     repositoryname = driver.find_element_by_xpath('//*[@id="repository_name"]')     repositoryname.send_keys(repository_name)      # Optional      # Enter Description     if descriptions:         description = driver.find_element_by_xpath(             '//*[@id="repository_description"]')         description.send_keys(descriptions)      # Private Mode     if private:         private = driver.find_element_by_xpath(             '//*[@id="repository_visibility_private"]')         private.click()      # Create ReadMe File     if readme:         readme = driver.find_element_by_xpath(             '//*[@id="repository_auto_init"]')         readme.click()   github_repo("Enter Usename", "Enter Password",              "Repository name")  print("Repository created")  create_repo = driver.find_element_by_xpath(     '//*[@id="new_repository"]/div[4]/button')  create_repo.click()

Output:

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