https://github.com/tanishq-ctrl/github-follow-unfollow-manager
🚀 Smart GitHub Follow Manager - Automate and optimize your GitHub networking with intelligent follow/unfollow tools
https://github.com/tanishq-ctrl/github-follow-unfollow-manager
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🚀 Smart GitHub Follow Manager - Automate and optimize your GitHub networking with intelligent follow/unfollow tools
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/tanishq-ctrl/github-follow-unfollow-manager
- Owner: tanishq-ctrl
- License: mit
- Created: 2025-02-01T12:40:16.000Z (4 months ago)
- Default Branch: main
- Last Pushed: 2025-02-27T06:56:54.000Z (3 months ago)
- Last Synced: 2025-03-28T23:30:32.233Z (about 2 months ago)
- Topics: automation, developer-tools, github-api, github-automation, github-tools, networking, python, social-networking
- Language: HTML
- Homepage: https://github.com/tanishq-ctrl/Github-mass-follow-and-unfollow-solution
- Size: 19.5 KB
- Stars: 9
- Watchers: 1
- Forks: 0
- Open Issues: 0
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Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
- License: LICENSE
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README
# 🤖 GitHub Smart Follow/Unfollow Manager
[](https://www.python.org/downloads/)
[](https://docs.github.com/en/rest)
[](https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT)
> 🚀 Automate your GitHub networking with smart follow/unfollow scripts!
This repository contains two powerful Python scripts to help you manage your GitHub following list:
- 🎯 `github_smart_follow.py`: Automatically find and follow relevant developers
- 🔄 `github_unfollow.py`: Unfollow users who don't follow you back
---
## 📋 Prerequisites
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1. 🐍 Python 3.6 or higher
2. 📦 Required library:
```bash
pip install requests
```
3. 🔑 GitHub Personal Access Token:
- Go to [GitHub Settings → Developer Settings → Personal Access Tokens → Tokens (classic)](https://github.com/settings/tokens)
- Generate a new token with `user` and `follow` permissions
- Save the token somewhere safe (you'll only see it once)
---
## 🎯 Smart Follow Script (`github_smart_follow.py`)
> Find and follow developers matching your interests!
### 🎨 Target Interests
- 📊 Data Science
- 🧠 Machine Learning
- 🌐 Web Development
- 📈 Data Analysis
- 🐍 Python Development
- 💻 JavaScript Development
- 🔧 Full Stack Development
- 🤖 AI Engineering
### ✨ Features
- 🔍 Finds active users (active in the last month)
- 🎯 Avoids following users you already follow
- ⚖️ Smart filtering based on follower/following ratios
- 🚀 Bulk following with optimal delays
- 🛡️ Respects GitHub API rate limits
### 📝 Usage
1. Run the script:
```bash
python github_smart_follow.py
```
2. 🔑 Enter your GitHub token when prompted
3. 📊 Specify how many users to follow (recommended: 50-200)
4. 📋 Review the list of users found
5. ✅ Confirm to start following them
---
## 🔄 Unfollow Script (`github_unfollow.py`)
> Clean up your following list by removing non-followers!
### ✨ Features
- 📊 Shows detailed following/followers statistics
- 📋 Lists all users who don't follow you back
- ✅ Confirmation before any action
- 📝 Real-time feedback for each unfollow
- 📚 Handles large following lists
### 📝 Usage
1. Run the script:
```bash
python github_unfollow.py
```
2. 🔑 Enter your GitHub token when prompted
3. 📋 Review the list of non-followers
4. ✅ Confirm to unfollow them
---
## ⚠️ Important Notes
- 🚦 **Rate Limits**: GitHub API has rate limits. If hit, wait a few minutes.
- 🔒 **Token Security**: Never share your GitHub token!
- ⚡ **Bulk Actions**: Avoid following/unfollowing too many users at once.
- ⏱️ **Delays**: Built-in delays prevent API blocking.
---
## 🐛 Error Handling
Both scripts include robust error handling for:
- 🌐 Network errors
- 🚦 Rate limit exceeded
- 🔑 Invalid tokens
- 🔄 API response errors
> All errors display clear, actionable messages.
---
## 🤝 Contributing
Feel free to:
- 🍴 Fork this repository
- 🌟 Star it if you find it useful
- 🔧 Submit pull requests with improvements
---
## 📄 License
[](https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT)
This project is open source and available under the MIT License.
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Made with ❤️ for the GitHub community