Update a file in GitHub using a local file

Asked Jul 14 '22 at 10:59

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I am trying to write a script to update the contents of a file in a GitHub repo. I have a File.txt that has the required data.

Here's the code I've written

from github import Github
g = Github(ACCESS_TOKEN)
repo = g.get_repo(REPO_NAME)
contents = repo.get_contents("GITHUB_FILE_PATH")
repo.update_file(contents.path, "COMMIT_MSG", "NEW_CONTENT", contents.sha, branch = BRANCH_NAME)

Is there a way I can pass File.txt as the NEW_CONTENT parameter so that the content of the github file is replaced by content of File.txt?

asked Jul 14 '22 at 10:59

Salmaan Ali

Is there a reason why you wouldnt just do a new commit? – Craicerjack Jul 14 '22 at 11:01
@Craicerjack because I need to do this in hundreds of repos. – Salmaan Ali Jul 14 '22 at 11:07
Sure, just read the contents of `File.txt` into a variable, and pass that as the new content parameter. – larsks Jul 14 '22 at 12:26
Do you still need help? If you've solved it feel free to place the answer – Leslie Alldridge Sep 03 '22 at 19:38

Update a file in GitHub using a local file

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