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GitHub Repo Info CLI

A command-line tool to fetch and display GitHub repository information including stars, forks, and open issues count.

Features

  • Fetch repository statistics from GitHub API
  • Display stars, forks, and open issues count
  • Show additional info like watchers, language, and description
  • Support for both owner/repo format and full GitHub URLs
  • Clean and formatted output

Requirements

  • Python 3.6 or higher
  • No external dependencies (uses only standard library)

Usage

Using owner/repo format:

python github_repo_info.py octocat/Hello-World

Using GitHub URL:

python github_repo_info.py https://github.com/octocat/Hello-World

Output Example

Fetching info for octocat/Hello-World...

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Repository: octocat/Hello-World
==================================================

Description: My first repository on GitHub!

⭐ Stars: 2000
🍴 Forks: 1500
❗ Open Issues: 50

👁️  Watchers: 2000
📝 Language: Python
🔗 URL: https://github.com/octocat/Hello-World

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Error Handling

The tool handles various error scenarios:

  • Invalid repository names
  • Network connection issues
  • Repository not found (404 errors)
  • Invalid GitHub URLs

Implementation Details

  • Uses GitHub REST API v3
  • Makes authenticated requests with User-Agent header
  • Implements proper error handling for HTTP errors
  • Timeout set to 10 seconds for API requests

Issue

Solves issue #1101: GitHub Repo Info CLI - Show stars, forks, and issues count of a GitHub repository.