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Comparison with python-github-backup alternative

Feature	github-backup	python-github-backup
Dump format	.tar.bz2 archives	individual files
Push to S3	No	No
Automated tests	No	No
Extensive configuration about what to include in the backup	No	Yes
Extra features like starred/watched repos, following/followers, git lfs, etc.	No	Yes
Possibility to (test) restore	No	No

Note: There doesn't seem to be any other serious alternative. python-github-backup is maintained, but is tailored to the maintainer's use case, and doesn't offer compressed output, S3 upload, or automated tests.

Proposal

Extend github-backup with:

• S3 upload using boto3
• Automated tests using mock GitHub API responses and/or a test organization, and something like S3Mock
• Logging/monitoring?