Help, How to DELETE file with python (and github api)

[mercury-1337]

What am I doing wrong?

from github import Github
from github import InputGitTreeElement
import os
import requests
import json
username = "mercurysoolneq"
token = "token"
f_resp = requests.delete('https://api.github.com/repos/mercurysoolneq/babakapa/contents/local.html',
     headers={"Content-Type": "application/json",
             "Authorization": f"Bearer {token}"})
print(f_resp.status_code)
print(f_resp.text)```

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[kazmatw]

It looks like you are trying to delete a file using the GitHub API with Python. To delete a file via the GitHub API, you need to provide more information than just the DELETE request. Specifically, you need to provide the SHA of the file you want to delete as a part of the request payload. The SHA essentially tells GitHub which specific version of the file you're aiming to delete, as files in Git are referenced by their SHA hash.

Here is how you can modify your code to delete a file correctly using the GitHub API and the Python requests library:

Get the SHA of the file you want to delete: First, you need to retrieve the SHA of the file. You can do this by making a GET request to the same URL you're using to delete the file.

Delete the file using its SHA: Once you have the SHA, you can include it in the deletion request.

[CiceroLino]

Wise solution. He also can put more block of codition to debug this code. Like, if get route works to begin with.

Trying to make a delete request like this means nothing if he don't know how works.