Pygithub: Clone repository

[DylanMeeus]

I couldn't find this in the examples (or I overlooked it), but I can't see if it is possible to clone the repository using PyGithub.

[sfdye]

Don't think it was provided by Github REST API. You will need a python git client.

[DylanMeeus]

Alrighty, Thank you!

I went the route of just using python to execute git clone with system.os("..") :)

[tvdsluijs]

Will there be an option within pygithub to eventually do this?

[perreault-m]

I don't think so , the PYGithub API seems to be used only to control the remote and not work locally.

[mpennington-te]

I find myself with a similar question... I work for a company that uses GitHub as their online source repository.

This means I work with two Github repositories:

• One repo under our shared corporate username (thousandeyes)
• I frequently clone a thousandeyes repo to mpennington-te (my github account)

I have to clone repos like this practically every day. It would be quite useful to have a github API to do this.

[sfdye]

First question, why? What's the use case for?

If you simply want to clone them locally, why not just write a shell script or use GitPython

[mpennington-te]

First question, why? What's the use case for?

Those questions (and the solution) are answered here:
https://stackoverflow.com/q/61544909/667301