Tool to Export GitHub Commits to CSV

Setup

Install Python 3+

Environemnt:

1. Create a virtual environment: python -m venv venv
2. Activate virtualenv: .\venv\Scripts\activate (Windows), source venv/bin/activate (Linux)
3. Install packages from requirements.txt: pip install -r requirements.txt
4. Copy .env.example to .env and populate variables
5. Retrieve a fine-grained personal access token from GitHub:
   • Go to GitHub -> Settings -> Developer settings -> Personal access tokens -> Fine-grained tokens
   • Select an organization in the Resource owner list. If the organization isn't listed, allow fine-grained personal access token in organization policy.
   • Generate a new token with Contents Read-only access
   • Copy the token and paste it in .env as GITHUB_ACCESS_TOKEN

Run

Open github_commits_to_csv notebook and run all cells.

Sniff HTTP Requests

Windows

Use 2. Old Solution (Not recommended).

1. Download cert from Proxyman: Certificate -> Export -> Root Certificate as PEM...
2. Save that file to certs folder
3. Inside venv: python proxyman.py add
4. Paste relative path to cert file

To disable proxyman proxy:

1. Inside venv: python proxyman.py remove

Mac

Use 1. New Automatic Solution (v4.7.0 or later).

When new Terminal launches, open vscode from there:

cd projects/examind-essay
code .