github token creation routine

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#!/usr/bin/env python3

# documentation:
# https://developer.github.com/v3/oauth_authorizations/#create-a-new-authorization

import click
import logging
import requests
import sys

logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)


@click.command()
@click.option('--login')
@click.option('--password')
def main(login, password):
    auth = (login, password)
    url = 'https://api.github.com'
    # authenticate query
    r0 = requests.get(url, auth=auth)
    if not r0.ok:
        logger.error('Fail to authenticate, stopping. Reason: %s', r0.content)
        sys.exit(1)
    
    url = 'https://api.github.com/authorizations/'
    r = requests.post(url, auth=auth, json={
        'scope': ['public_repo'],
        'note': 'Allow listing github repositories',
    })

    if r.ok:
        data = r.json()
        token = data['token']
        logger.info('token: %s', token)
        logger.debug('\n#### Full output: %s\n####', data)
    else:
        logger.error('Failed to create token. Reason: %s', r.content)


if __name__ == '__main__':
    logging.basicConfig(level=logging.DEBUG)
    logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
    logging.getLogger('urllib3').setLevel(logging.WARN)
    main()