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+# GitHub CLI Examples
+
+`open_bugs.py` lists the newest open issues labeled `bug` in a public
+GitHub repository by calling `gh issue list --json` from Python.
+
+## Run
+
+Install [GitHub CLI](https://cli.github.com/), run `gh auth login`, and then:
+
+```console
+$ python open_bugs.py
+$ python open_bugs.py realpython/reader
+```
+
+The script uses only the standard library and makes read-only calls.
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+import json
+import subprocess
+import sys
+
+repo = sys.argv[1] if len(sys.argv) > 1 else "cli/cli"
+command = ["gh", "issue", "list", "-R", repo, "--label", "bug", "--limit", "5"]
+
+result = subprocess.run(
+    [*command, "--json", "number,title,url"],
+    stdout=subprocess.PIPE,
+    text=True,
+    check=True,
+)
+
+for issue in json.loads(result.stdout):
+    print(f"#{issue['number']}: {issue['title']}")
+    print(f"    {issue['url']}")