Integrated GitHub Actions for Poverty Atlas Project

• Day: 2024-08-11
• Time: 19:55 to 20:50
• Project: Dev
• Workspace: WP 2: Operational
• Status: In Progress
• Priority: MEDIUM
• Assignee: Matías Nehuen Iglesias
• Tags: Github Actions, Automation, Poverty Atlas, Machine Learning, Error Handling

Description

Session Goal

The session aimed to integrate updated machine learning models from the encuestador-de-hogares repository into the poverty atlas project, utilizing GitHub Actions for automating data processing and recalculating poverty metrics.

Key Activities

• Workflow Integration: Detailed the necessary Jupyter Notebooks and GitHub Actions for reprocessing data.
• Error Resolution: Addressed GitHub token permissions errors by creating a Personal Access Token (PAT) and modifying workflows.
• Token Configuration: Configured PAT scopes to enable repository dispatch events.
• Troubleshooting: Systematically resolved ‘Bad credentials’ and 403 errors by verifying token scopes, repository permissions, and API endpoints.
• Secrets Management: Managed and utilized secrets in GitHub repositories to ensure secure handling of sensitive information.

Achievements

• Successfully outlined and implemented a workflow for integrating machine learning models into the poverty atlas project.
• Resolved multiple GitHub-related errors, improving automation reliability.

Pending Tasks

• Further testing and validation of the integrated workflows to ensure seamless automation.
• Monitoring and updating PATs and secrets as needed to maintain security and functionality.

Evidence

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