github-activity.py

import sys, requests

def main():
    # Handling username not provided
    if len(sys.argv) < 2:
        print('Error: Username not provided.')
        return
    
    user = sys.argv[1]
    
    # URL and headers to comunicate with the API
    url_template = f'https://api.github.com/users/{user}/events'
    headers = {
        'accept':'application/vnd.github+json',
        'X-GitHub-Api-Version':'2026-03-10'
    }

    # GET request for getting the data
    response = requests.get(url_template, headers=headers)

    # Handling errors in status code
    if response.status_code == 404:
        print('Error: User not found')
        return
    elif response.status_code != 200:
        print('Unexpected error requesting user activity')
        return
    elif not response.json():
        print('No recent activity found')
        return

    # Dictionary for storing all the events
    events_counter = {
        'CommitCommentEvent': {},
        'CreateEvent': {},
        'DeleteEvent': {},
        'DiscussionEvent': {},
        'ForkEvent': {},
        'GollumEvent': {},
        'IssueCommentEvent': {},
        'IssuesEvent': {},
        'MemberEvent': {},
        'PublicEvent': {},
        'PullRequestEvent': {},
        'PullRequestReviewEvent': {},
        'PullRequestReviewCommentEvent': {},
        'PushEvent': {},
        'ReleaseEvent': {},
        'WatchEvent': {}
    }

    # Storing the events in the dictionary
    for event in response.json():
        try:
            events_counter[event.get('type')][event.get('repo', {}).get('name')] += 1
        except KeyError:
            events_counter[event.get('type')][event.get('repo', {}).get('name')] = 1

    # Writing the activity on the terminal
    print(f'\n---------- Recent activity of {user} ----------')
    for event in events_counter:
        if event == 'CreateEvent' and events_counter[event]:
            for repo in events_counter[event]:
                print(f'Created {events_counter[event][repo]} branches/tags in {repo}')
        elif event == 'ForkEvent' and events_counter[event]:
            for repo in events_counter[event]:
                print(f'Forked {repo}')
        elif event == 'PushEvent' and events_counter[event]:
            for repo in events_counter[event]:
                print(f'Pushed {events_counter[event][repo]} commits to {repo}')
        elif event == 'ReleaseEvent' and events_counter[event]:
            for repo in events_counter[event]:
                print(f'Released {repo}')
        elif event == 'WatchEvent' and events_counter[event]:
            for repo in events_counter[event]:
                print(f'Starred {repo}')
        else:
            for repo in events_counter[event]:
                print(f'{events_counter[event][repo]} events of type {event} in {repo}') 
    print()


if __name__ == '__main__':
    main()