Register your app! This only needs to be done once. Uncomment the code and substitute in your information.
from mastodon import Mastodon
'''
Mastodon.create_app(
'pytooterapp',
api_base_url = 'https://mastodon.social',
to_file = 'pytooter_clientcred.secret'
)
'''Then login. This can be done every time, or use persisted.
from mastodon import Mastodon
mastodon = Mastodon(
client_id = 'pytooter_clientcred.secret',
api_base_url = 'https://mastodon.social'
)
mastodon.log_in(
'my_login_email@example.com',
'incrediblygoodpassword',
to_file = 'pytooter_usercred.secret'
)To post, create an actual API instance.
from mastodon import Mastodon
mastodon = Mastodon(
access_token = 'pytooter_usercred.secret',
api_base_url = 'https://mastodon.social'
)
mastodon.toot('Tooting from python using #mastodonpy !')Python wrapper for the Mastodon ( https://github.com/tootsuite/mastodon/ ) API. Feature complete for public API as of Mastodon version 2.4.3 and easy to get started with.
You can install Mastodon.py via pypi:
# Python 2
pip install Mastodon.py
# Python 3
pip3 install Mastodon.pyFull documentation and basic usage examples can be found at http://mastodonpy.readthedocs.io/en/latest/ .
Mastodon.py contains work by a large amount of contributors, many of which have put significant work into making it a better library. You can find some information about who helped with which particular feature or fix in the changelog.
