How to use GitPython with GitHub Personal Access Token for Authentication inside a GitHub Action

[matroscoe]

Trying to use GitPython to do some automated stuff during a GitHub action, GitHub being what it is requires the use of a PAT in order to access a repo to do a push when the branches are protected.

How do I clone and push using GitPython when I have to provide a PAT. It was working using the https URL but GitHub recently killed that and I am not sure how to enforce that GitPython uses the PAT for authentication against GitHub.

[Byron]

Is it possible to set the PAT using http.extraHeader using Authorization: Basic base64(user:password)?

If so, maybe it's also possible to transiently set it using the GIT_CONFIG_COUNT… environment variables.