πŸ“… 2024-08-11 β€” Session: Integrated GitHub Actions for Poverty Atlas

πŸ•’ 19:55–20:50
🏷️ Labels: Github Actions, Poverty Atlas, Automation, Machine Learning
πŸ“‚ Project: Dev
⭐ Priority: MEDIUM

Session Goal

The primary goal of this session was to integrate updated machine learning models from the encuestador-de-hogares repository into the Poverty Atlas project, utilizing GitHub Actions for automation.

Key Activities

  • Outlined the workflow for integrating machine learning models using Jupyter Notebooks and GitHub Actions.
  • Resolved a GitHub token permissions error by creating and configuring a Personal Access Token (PAT) with the necessary scopes.
  • Troubleshooted various GitHub errors, including β€˜Resource not accessible by integration’ and β€˜Bad credentials’, ensuring proper authentication and permissions.
  • Managed and securely stored GitHub secrets, ensuring sensitive information is handled appropriately.

Achievements

  • Successfully configured GitHub Actions to automate the data processing and recalculation of poverty metrics.
  • Resolved authentication and permissions issues, ensuring smooth operation of GitHub workflows.

Pending Tasks

  • Continuously monitor the workflows for any errors or necessary updates.
  • Explore further optimizations in the automation process.