HERA-Team · r-pascua · Apr 1, 2021 · Jan 13, 2020 · Jan 13, 2020 · Jan 14, 2020
diff --git a/.personal-github-token b/.personal-github-token
diff --git a/__pycache__/template_tools.cpython-37.pyc b/__pycache__/template_tools.cpython-37.pyc
diff --git a/make_project_table.py b/make_project_table.py
@@ -6,18 +6,24 @@
 from github import Github
 import re
 import os
+import sys
 
 table_header = """Status     | #    | Simulator(s) | Sim. Components | Analysis Components | Assigned |
 -----------| -----|--------------|-----------------|---------------------|----------|
 """
 
 if __name__=="__main__":
-    if not os.path.exists('.personal-github-token'):
-        raise ValueError("You do not yet have a personal access token for github installed. Create one at https://github.com/settings/tokens "
-              "and paste it into the file .personal-github-token (notice leading .) in this directory.")
-
-    with open(".personal-github-token") as fl:
-        GH_TOKEN = fl.read()
+    if len(sys.argv) > 1:
+        GH_TOKEN = sys.argv[-1]
+    else:
+        if not os.path.exists(os.path.expanduser('~/.validation-github-token')):
+            raise ValueError(
+                "You do not yet have a personal access token for github installed. Create one at "
+                "https://github.com/settings/tokens "
+                "and paste it into the file ~/.validation-github-token.")
+
+        with open(os.path.expanduser("~/.validation-github-token")) as fl:
+            GH_TOKEN = fl.read()
 
     g = Github(GH_TOKEN)
     repo = g.get_repo("HERA-Team/hera-validation")

diff --git a/project_table.md b/project_table.md