What is Github Copilot and How to use it?

 

GitHub Copilot is an artificial intelligence tool developed by GitHub and OpenAI. It can assist and writes code for you. Simply, describe the code you need to write, such as constructing a function to add two numbers or generate random numbers , and Copilot will produce it for you.

On 29 June 2021, GitHub announced GitHub Copilot for technical preview in the Visual Studio Code development environment. GitHub Copilot is powered by the OpenAI Codex, an artificial intelligence model created by OpenAI . It is trained on a selection of the English language, public GitHub repositories, and other publicly available source code. GitHub has introduced the Copilot service from beta into a paid offering, starting at US$10 a month (but still free to students and developers of large open source projects ).

On GitHub, lot of open source projects are covered by copyright licence. Copilot use these codes directly without giving the credits. Does this coding use fall under the definition of copyright? This question in hand is the reason for developers to hate Copilot😃.

Let's see how to setup Github Copilot with Pycharm:-

To use GitHub Copilot in a JetBrains IDE, you must install the GitHub Copilot extension.

❶ In your JetBrains IDE, under the File menu, click Settings.

➋ At the top of the "Settings" dialog box, click Marketplace. In the search bar, search for GitHub Copilot and click Install.

➌ After GitHub Copilot is installed, click Restart IDE.

➍ After your JetBrains IDE has restarted, click the Tools menu. Click GitHub Copilot, then click Login to GitHub.

➎ In the "Sign in to GitHub" dialog box, to copy the device code and open the device activation window, click Copy and Open.

➏ A device activation window will open in your browser. Paste the device code, then click Continue.

➐ GitHub will request the necessary permissions for GitHub Copilot. To approve these permissions, click Authorize GitHub Copilot Plugin.

➑ After the permissions have been approved, your JetBrains IDE will show a confirmation. To begin using GitHub Copilot, click OK.

You can pair your Github Copilot with below listed IDEs :-

for other IDE's you can refer this page