packaging/scripts/openlptweet.py

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#! /usr/bin/python
# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
from optparse import OptionParser
from twitter import Api, Status
def main():
parser = OptionParser()
#parser.add_option("-m", "--message", dest="message", metavar="MESSAGE",
# help="Status message to post to Twitter", metavar="MESSAGE")
parser.add_option("-u", "--username", dest="username", metavar="USERNAME",
help="The username to post as, required for authentication.")
parser.add_option("-p", "--password", dest="password", metavar="PASSWORD",
help="The password for the username, required for authentication.")
(options, args) = parser.parse_args()
if len(args) == 0:
parser.error("You haven't provided a message.")
if not options.username or not options.password:
parser.error("You need to supply a username and a password.")
message = args[0]
api = Api(username=options.username, password=options.password)
status = api.PostUpdate(message)
if not status:
print "There was a problem posting your status."
else:
print "Successfully posted your status!"
if __name__ == "__main__":
main()