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+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+
+import logging
+import os
+import subprocess
+import sys
+import re
+import tempfile
+from typing import Optional, Dict, Any
+import requests
+
+GITHUB_API_URL = "https://api.github.com"
+
+def run_git_command(args: list[str]) -> str:
+    try:
+        logging.info("Running `git %s`", " ".join(args))
+        result = subprocess.run(["git"] + args, capture_output=True, text=True, check=True)
+        stripped = result.stdout.strip()
+        logging.info("Result: %s", stripped)
+        return stripped
+    except subprocess.CalledProcessError as e:
+        msg = e.stderr.strip()
+        msg = f": {msg}" if msg else ". No error message was provided."
+        logging.error("Git command `git %s` failed%s", " ".join(args), msg)
+        sys.exit(1)
+
+def get_current_branch() -> str:
+    res = run_git_command(["rev-parse", "--abbrev-ref", "HEAD"])
+    return res
+
+def get_tracked_remote_and_branch() -> tuple[str, str]:
+    symref = run_git_command(["symbolic-ref", "--short", "HEAD"])
+    remote = run_git_command(["config", "--local", f"branch.{symref}.remote"])
+    branch = run_git_command(["config", "--local", f"branch.{symref}.merge"])
+    return remote, branch
+
+def fetch_pr_data(repo: str, branch: str, token: str, author: str) -> Optional[Dict[str, Any]]:
+    headers = {"Authorization": f"Bearer {token}"}
+    query = f"{author}:{branch}"
+    response = requests.get(f"{GITHUB_API_URL}/repos/{repo}/pulls", headers=headers, params={"state": "open", "head": query})
+    response.raise_for_status()
+    prs = response.json()
+    return prs[0] if prs else None
+
+def get_new_version_and_branch(old_branch: str) -> tuple[int, str]:
+    match = re.search(r"(.+)-v(\d+)$", old_branch)
+    if not match:
+        logging.error(f"Old branch name %s does not follow the pattern branch-vN.", old_branch)
+        sys.exit(1)
+
+    old_branch_pref = str(match.group(1))
+    new_version = int(match.group(2)) + 1
+    new_branch = f"{old_branch_pref}-v{new_version}"
+    logging.info("New branch name will be: %s", new_branch)
+    return new_version, new_branch
+
+def get_git_editor() -> str:
+    return run_git_command(["config", "core.editor"])
+
+def checkout_new_branch(branch: str) -> None:
+    run_git_command(["checkout", "-b", branch])
+
+def edit_description(editor: str, description: str) -> str:
+    with tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile(suffix=".md", mode="w+", delete=False) as tmp_file:
+        tmp_file.write(description)
+        tmp_file.flush()
+        subprocess.run(editor.split() + [tmp_file.name])
+        tmp_file.seek(0)
+        return tmp_file.read()
+
+def create_pr(repo: str, base: str, head: str, title: str, body: str, token: str) -> Dict[str, Any]:
+    headers = {"Authorization": f"Bearer {token}"}
+    payload = {
+        "title": title,
+        "head": head,
+        "base": base,
+        "body": body
+    }
+    response = requests.post(f"{GITHUB_API_URL}/repos/{repo}/pulls", headers=headers, json=payload)
+    response.raise_for_status()
+    return response.json()
+
+def close_pr(repo: str, pr_number: int, token: str) -> None:
+    headers = {"Authorization": f"Bearer {token}"}
+    payload = {"state": "closed"}
+    response = requests.patch(f"{GITHUB_API_URL}/repos/{repo}/pulls/{pr_number}", headers=headers, json=payload)
+    response.raise_for_status()
+
+def main() -> None:
+    logging.basicConfig(
+        level = logging.INFO,
+        format = "%(asctime)s [%(levelname)s] %(message)s",
+        handlers = [
+            logging.StreamHandler(sys.stdout)
+        ]
+    )
+    requests_log = logging.getLogger("requests.packages.urllib3")
+    requests_log.setLevel(logging.DEBUG)
+    requests_log.propagate = True
+
+    token = os.getenv("GITHUB_TOKEN")
+    if not token:
+        logging.error("Environment variable GITHUB_TOKEN must be set.")
+        sys.exit(1)
+
+    repo = os.getenv("GITHUB_REPO")
+    if not repo:
+        logging.error("Environment variable GITHUB_REPO must be set to the repo you're opening PR against (e.g., 'owner/repo').")
+        sys.exit(1)
+
+    author = os.getenv("GITHUB_AUTHOR")
+    if not author:
+        logging.error("Need your github account name as GITHUB_AUTHOR env variable to identify your PR")
+        sys.exit(1)
+
+    current_branch = get_current_branch()
+    # TODO might be detached
+    logging.info("Current branch: %s", current_branch)
+
+    remote, remote_branch = get_tracked_remote_and_branch()
+    if not remote or not remote_branch:
+        logging.error("Current branch is not tracking any remote branch.")
+        sys.exit(1)
+
+    logging.info(f"Tracked remote name: {remote}, branch name on the remote: {remote_branch}")
+
+    pr_data = fetch_pr_data(repo, remote_branch, token, author)
+    if not pr_data:
+        logging.error(f"No open pull request found for branch %s.", remote_branch)
+        sys.exit(1)
+
+    logging.debug("PR data: %s", pr_data)
+
+    old_pr_number = pr_data["number"]
+    old_pr_description = pr_data["body"]
+    base_branch = pr_data["base"]["ref"]
+    old_pr_title = pr_data["title"]
+    old_pr_url = pr_data["html_url"]
+
+    print(f"Found PR #{old_pr_number}: \"{old_pr_title}\"")
+
+    new_version, new_branch = get_new_version_and_branch(current_branch)
+
+    #TODO: repo prefix e.g. scylladb/scylladb#X
+    new_description = old_pr_description + f"\n\nPrevious version: #{old_pr_number}\n\nv{new_version}:\n**Describe the changes from previous version**"
+    editor = get_git_editor()
+    #TODO can be undefined?
+    logging.info("Using editor f{editor}")
+    while True:
+        new_description = edit_description(editor, new_description)
+        inp = input(f"New description will be:\n\n{new_description}\n---\n\nProceed? [(y)es/(E)dit again/(c)ancel] ")
+        inp = inp.lower()
+        if inp in ["yes", "y"]:
+            break
+        elif inp in ["c", "cancel"]:
+            sys.exit(0)
+        else:
+            continue
+
+    checkout_new_branch(new_branch)
+    logging.warning("Switched to new branch `%s`. If the operation fails, return to the previous branch (e.g. `git checkout -`) and delete this one before retrying.", new_branch)
+
+    inp = input(f"Will set upstream of current branch `{new_branch}` to `{remote}` and push. Continue? [y/N] ")
+    if inp.lower() not in ["yes", "y"]:
+        print("Exiting.")
+        sys.exit(0)
+
+    run_git_command(["push", "-u", remote, new_branch])
+
+    new_pr = create_pr(repo, base_branch, new_branch, f"[v{new_version}] {old_pr_title}", new_description, token)
+    logging.info(f"New PR created: {new_pr['html_url']}. Closing old PR...")
+
+    close_pr(repo, old_pr_number, token)
+    logging.info(f"Old PR #{old_pr_number} closed.")
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()