extract-GitHub-links

extract GitHub links from text files.

Extract GitHub Links from Text File

This project helps you extract all GitHub links from a large text file into a separate file. The script filters lines starting with https://github.com/ and outputs them to a new file, making it easy to isolate and manage relevant links.

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Features

• Extracts valid GitHub repository links (e.g., https://github.com/user/repo) from a text file.
• Handles large files efficiently.
• Supports customizable input and output filenames.

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Prerequisites

• Python: Make sure Python 3.x is installed on your system.
  • Check your Python version:

    python --version

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Steps to Use

1. Prepare Your Environment:

   • Create or locate a folder where you'll store the script and files.
   • Ensure the text file you want to process is in the same folder. For example, name it input.txt.

2. Create the Python Script:

   • Open a text editor (e.g., Notepad, VS Code, or Sublime Text).
   • Copy and paste the script from the extract_github_links.py file in this repository.
   • Save the file in the folder as extract_github_links.py.

3. Run the Script:

   • Open your terminal or command prompt.
   • Navigate to the folder where you saved the script:

     cd path/to/your/folder

   • Run the script using Python:

     python extract_github_links.py

4. Check the Output:

   • After running the script, a new file named github_links.txt will be created in the same folder.
   • This file will contain all the extracted GitHub links, one per line.

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Input and Output Example

Input (input.txt):

Some random text
https://github.com/user/repo1
Another line of text
https://github.com/org/repo2
More random text

Output (github_links.txt):

https://github.com/user/repo1
https://github.com/org/repo2

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Troubleshooting

• Encoding Issues: If you encounter errors related to character encoding (e.g., UnicodeDecodeError), ensure your input file is encoded in UTF-8. If the issue persists, adjust the script to use a different encoding (e.g., latin-1 or cp1252).

• File Not Found: Ensure input.txt exists in the same directory as the script.

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Contributing

Feel free to suggest improvements or report bugs via issues!