diff --git a/modules/contrib/github.py b/modules/contrib/github.py
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+# pylint: disable=C0111,R0903
+
+"""Displays the unread GitHub notifications for a GitHub user
+
+Requires the following library:
+    * requests
+
+Parameters:
+    * github.token: GitHub user access token, the token needs to have the 'notifications' scope.
+    * github.interval: Interval in minutes between updates, default is 5.
+"""
+
+import bumblebee.input
+import bumblebee.output
+import bumblebee.engine
+
+try:
+    import requests
+except ImportError:
+    pass
+
+class Module(bumblebee.engine.Module):
+    def __init__(self, engine, config):
+        super(Module, self).__init__(engine, config,
+                                     bumblebee.output.Widget(full_text=self.github)
+                                    )
+        self._count = 0
+        self.interval_factor(60)
+        self.interval(5)
+        self._requests = requests.Session()
+        self._requests.headers.update({"Authorization":"token {}".format(self.parameter("token", ""))})
+        engine.input.register_callback(self, button=bumblebee.input.LEFT_MOUSE,
+            cmd="x-www-browser https://github.com/notifications")
+        engine.input.register_callback(self, button=bumblebee.input.RIGHT_MOUSE, cmd=self.update)
+
+    def github(self, _):
+        return str(self._count)
+
+    def update(self, _):
+        try:
+            self._count = 0
+            url = "https://api.github.com/notifications"
+            while True:
+                notifications = self._requests.get(url)
+                self._count += len(list(filter(lambda notification: notification['unread'], notifications.json())))
+                next_link = notifications.links.get('next')
+                if next_link is not None:
+                    url = next_link.get('url')
+                else:
+                    break
+
+        except Exception:
+            self._count = "n/a"
+
+
+# vim: tabstop=8 expandtab shiftwidth=4 softtabstop=4