gist-dl is a lightweight command line tool for downloading gists from gist.github.com. gist-dl has been tested on python 2.7.12 and python 3.5.2.
Install the project by downloading the project as a zip file or cloning the repository. After downloading the source, run the following command to install in the root directory of the project...
pip install -e .gist-dl's functionality is currently fairly limited, but the following functionality is supported
| command line argument/option | functionality |
|---|---|
--help |
list arguments/options for tool |
sources |
list of github users accounts to download gists |
destination |
directory to download gists to |
--username |
github username for credentials |
--password |
github password for credentials |
--token |
github token for credentials |
--config |
directory to a configuration file |
--extension |
file extension to download ex: ipynb |