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+# An example to get the remaining rate limit using the Github GraphQL API.
+# https://gist.github.com/gbaman/b3137e18c739e0cf98539bf4ec4366ad#file-graphql_example-py
+
+import requests
+import os
+
+key = 'AUTH_TKN'
+value = os.getenv(key, "novalue")
+# print("headers {} - {}".format(key, value))
+
+headers = {'Authorization': 'Bearer ' + value}
+print("headers - {}".format(headers))
+
+
+# A simple function to use requests.post to make the API call. Note the json= section.
+def run_query(queryStr):
+    request = requests.post('https://api.github.com/graphql', json={'query': queryStr}, headers=headers)
+
+    if request.status_code == 200:
+        return request.json()
+    else:
+        raise Exception("Query failed to run by returning code of {}. {}".format(request.status_code, query))
+
+
+# using: https://www.onegraph.com/graphiql
+query = """
+{ organization(login: "thisaintwork") 
+  { projectsV2(first: 20) 
+    { nodes 
+      { id
+        number
+        title
+        closed
+      }
+    }
+    id
+    email
+  }
+}
+
+"""
+#query { organization(login: ""$organizationName"") { projectsV2(first: 100) { edges { node { id } } } } }"
+result = run_query(query)  # Execute the query
+# orgnzn = result["github"]["organization"]
+print("xxx - {}".format(result))