https://github.com/rednafi/github-follow-bot

Bot that follows everyone who follows the target user(s)
https://github.com/rednafi/github-follow-bot

bot github python python3 selenium selenium-python selenium-webdriver

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Bot that follows everyone who follows the target user(s)

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/rednafi/github-follow-bot
• Owner: rednafi
• License: mit
• Created: 2020-07-18T08:47:48.000Z (over 4 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2020-09-25T09:34:03.000Z (over 4 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-12-28T10:50:33.423Z (about 1 month ago)
• Topics: bot, github, python, python3, selenium, selenium-python, selenium-webdriver
• Language: Python
• Homepage: https://rednafi.github.io/digressions/
• Size: 131 KB
• Stars: 19
• Watchers: 2
• Forks: 3
• Open Issues: 0
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • License: LICENSE

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# Github Follow Bot



## What Does it Do?

Follows Github users and also their followers from a user provided list of Github handles.

## Installation

* Clone the repo.

* Create a Python virtual environment.

* Install the dependencies:

    ```

    pip install -r requirements.txt

    ```

* Download compatible [Chrome Driver](https://chromedriver.chromium.org/downloads) for your OS.

* Provide your Chrome Driver path, credentials and the target users' Github usernames:

    ```python

    CHROME_DRIVER_PATH = "./chromedriver_linux64/chromedriver"

    # Put your github username and password here

    YOUR_NAME = "yourname"

    YOUR_PASS = "yourpass"

    # List of people's github usernames whose followers you want to follow

    # This could be even yourself

    TARGET_NAMES_LIST = ["rednafi", "gvanrossum"]

    ```

* Run the bot and let it do its work:

    ```

    python -m followbot.bot

    ```

## Development & Contribution

* After cloning the repo, activate python environment and run:

    ```

    pip install -r requirements-dev.txt && pip install -r requirements.txt

    ```

* Make your proposed changes

* Before sending a PR, lint the code with:

    ```

    make pylinter

    ```

* To upgrade the dependencies and sync your environment, run:

    ```

    make pyupgrade

    ```

## Disclaimer

I created this just to fiddle with some [selenium](https://selenium-python.readthedocs.io/). The code could be polished. Moreover, it's debatable whether you should use a bot to follow people or not. Also, there is a high chance that Github will flag you as a spam user and ban your public profile. Use at your own risk 🤷‍♂️