How to get a Github API key?

[benninkcorien]

I've successfully entered AlphaVantage and Polygon but can't figure out how to generate an API key for Github, so that 'update' works.
Should it be a New personal access token via https://github.com/settings/tokens/new ?
And what should the scope be?

I've tried various scope settings, but OpenBB keeps saying "defined" and not that the test passed.

When I try update it indeed still says "Git dependencies not installed".

[DidierRLopes]

Hey @benninkcorien ,

The update command basically just does git pull from the source code directly.

You don't need to update the GITHUB token, but needs to have git configured. If you can do a git clone ... that means that update should be working.

Sorry for delay on this.

Hope this helps!

[benninkcorien]

Thanks! I asked because I was trying to fix this error message, and the docs said something about a Github API token?
I've got git clone/pull/push etc working in my regular command prompt just fine.

Help showed

update             update terminal automatically (when using GitHub)

But

2022 Jul 23, 09:32 (🦋) / $ update

This feature is not available : Git dependencies not installed.
resetting...
usage: terminal

OpenBB Terminal v1.5.0m on Win11