Python GitHub Issue Importer

A simple and efficient Python tool to automatically import GitHub issues from a CSV file into your GitHub repository using the GitHub API. This tool is ideal for project management, task tracking, and automation in your development workflow.

Features

• Mass Import Issues: Import multiple GitHub issues in one go from a CSV file.
• Customizable: Easily configure the project by changing a few parameters (e.g., repository name, token, CSV file path).
• Authentication: Uses personal access tokens for secure and easy authentication with GitHub.
• Error Handling: Handles error responses gracefully and provides detailed error messages.

Requirements

• Python 3.6 or higher
• requests library for API calls

Installation

Clone the Repository

git clone https://github.com/FaraiB/csv-to-github.git
cd github-issue-importer

Install Dependencies

If you don't have requests installed:

pip install requests

Setup

1. GitHub Token

Generate a Personal Access Token with the following scopes:

• repo (for public or private repositories)

2. CSV File

Prepare a .csv file with the following columns:

title,body,labels
"Fix login bug","User can't login due to cookie error","bug,frontend"
"Add dark mode","Implement dark mode toggle","feature,UI"

Usage

Run the script and follow the onscreen instructions:

python import_issues.py

It will loop through the CSV and create an issue for each row.

Error Handling

If any issue fails to create, the script will show the HTTP status and error message returned by the GitHub API (e.g., 401 Bad Credentials, 404 Repository Not Found).

Contributing

Pull requests are welcome! If you have:

• Feature ideas
• Bug reports
• Suggestions to improve this tool

Feel free to open an issue or a PR.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License. See the LICENSE file for details.