mastodon-py

import os from mastodon import Mastodon # --- App Registration (Run once per server/app) --- # client_id, client_secret = Mastodon.create_app( # 'MyPythonApp', # api_base_url = 'https://mastodon.social', # to_file = 'pytooter_clientcred.secret' # ) # --- User Login (Run once per user/app) --- # mastodon = Mastodon(client_id = 'pytooter_clientcred.secret') # # print(mastodon.auth_request_url()) # # code = input("Enter the OAuth authorization code: ") # # mastodon.log_in(code=code, to_file="pytooter_usercred.secret") # --- Usage with existing credentials --- # It's recommended to store sensitive tokens securely (e.g., environment variables). # For quick testing, you can load from file if previously saved. # ACCESS_TOKEN_FILE = 'pytooter_usercred.secret' # if os.path.exists(ACCESS_TOKEN_FILE): # api_base_url = None # Will be loaded from file if present # with open(ACCESS_TOKEN_FILE, 'r') as f: # # Simple parsing for demo, real-world might use better config handling # lines = f.readlines() # for line in lines: # if 'api_base_url' in line: # api_base_url = line.split('=')[1].strip() # break # mastodon = Mastodon(access_token=ACCESS_TOKEN_FILE, api_base_url=api_base_url) # else: MASTODON_ACCESS_TOKEN = os.environ.get('MASTODON_ACCESS_TOKEN', '') MASTODON_API_BASE_URL = os.environ.get('MASTODON_API_BASE_URL', 'https://mastodon.social') if not MASTODON_ACCESS_TOKEN: print("Error: MASTODON_ACCESS_TOKEN environment variable not set. Please set it or uncomment app registration/login code.") exit(1) print(f"Connecting to Mastodon instance: {MASTODON_API_BASE_URL}") mastodon = Mastodon( access_token=MASTODON_ACCESS_TOKEN, api_base_url=MASTODON_API_BASE_URL ) try: # Get current authenticated user's account details me = mastodon.account_verify_credentials() print(f"Successfully authenticated as @{me.acct}") # Post a status (toot) status = mastodon.status_post('Hello from mastodon-py! #python #mastodonpy') print(f"Tooted: {status.url}") except Exception as e: print(f"An error occurred: {e}")