Automating Python Script using GitHub Action

Are you thinking of automating Python script? If yes you are in the right place. I will explain how to automate the scripts using GitHub Action.

What is GitHub Action? GitHub Actions makes it easy to automate all your software workflows, now with world-class CI/CD. Build, test, and deploy your code right from GitHub. Make code reviews, branch management, and issue triaging work the way you want.

name: run main.py
#Replace your python file name above

on:
  schedule:
    - cron: '0 8 * * *' # At 00:00 on Monday

env:
#Place your environment Variables here
  
jobs:
  build:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:

      - name: checkout repo content
        uses: actions/checkout@v2 # checkout the repository content to github runner

      - name: setup python
        uses: actions/setup-python@v4
        with:
          python-version: '3.9' # install the python version needed
          
      - name: install python packages
        run: |
          pip install #Python Packages
          #Install all the modules here
          
      - name: execute py script # run main.py
        env:
          SOME_SECRET: ${{ secrets.SOME_SECRET }}
        run: python main.py
          
      - name: commit files
        run: |
          git config --local user.email "action@github.com"
          git config --local user.name "GitHub Action"
          git add -A
          git diff-index --quiet HEAD || (git commit -a -m "updated logs" --allow-empty)
          
      - name: push changes
        uses: ad-m/github-push-action@v0.6.0
        with:
          github_token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
          branch: main 

After completing these steps you can find Actions Option at the top of your repository, where you can see the logs and events that are executed.

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