# PyGitHub

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PyGitHub is a Python (2 and 3) library to access the [GitHub API v3].
This library enables you to manage [GitHub] resources such as repositories, user profiles, and organizations in your Python applications.

[GitHub API v3]: https://developer.github.com/v3
[GitHub]: https://github.com

## Simple Demo

```python
from github import Github

# First create a Github instance:
g = Github("user", "password")

# Then play with your Github objects:
for repo in g.get_user().get_repos():
    print repo.name
    repo.edit(has_wiki=False)
```

## Development

### Contributing

Long-term discussion and bug reports are maintained via GitHub Issues.
Code review is done via GitHub Pull Requests.

For more information read [CONTRIBUTING.md].

[CONTRIBUTING.md]: /CONTRIBUTING.md

### Maintainership

We're actively seeking maintainers that will triage issues and pull requests and cut releases.
If you work on a project that leverages PyGitHub and have a vested interest in keeping the code alive and well, send an email to someone in the MAINTAINERS file.