Follows Github users and also their followers from a user provided list of Github handles.
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Clone the repo.
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Create a Python virtual environment.
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Install the dependencies:
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Download compatible Chrome Driver for your OS.
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Provide your Chrome Driver path, credentials and the target users' Github usernames:
CHROME_DRIVER_PATH = "./chromedriver_linux64/chromedriver" # Put your github username and password here YOUR_NAME = "yourname" YOUR_PASS = "yourpass" # List of people's github usernames whose followers you want to follow # This could be even yourself TARGET_NAMES_LIST = ["rednafi", "gvanrossum"]
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Run the bot and let it do its work:
python -m followbot.bot
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After cloning the repo, activate python environment and run:
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Make your proposed changes
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Before sending a PR, lint the code with:
make pylinter -
To upgrade the dependencies and sync your environment, run:
make pyupgrade
I created this just to fiddle with some selenium. The code could be polished. Moreover, it's debatable whether you should use a bot to follow people or not. Also, there is a high chance that Github will flag you as a spam user and ban your public profile. Use at your own risk 🤷♂️