block.py

#   Python Script to block spammy subscribers from your identi.ca account.
#                          bug me: identi.ca/g0

import json
import sys
import urllib2

apipath = 'http://identi.ca/api'
username = raw_input('Your username: ')
password = raw_input('Your password: ')

print "Getting a list of subscribers..."
### Basic HTTP authentication taken from ur1.ca/govf

# create a password manager
password_mgr = urllib2.HTTPPasswordMgrWithDefaultRealm()

# Add the username and password.
# If we knew the realm, we could use it instead of ``None``.
password_mgr.add_password(None, apipath, username, password)

handler = urllib2.HTTPBasicAuthHandler(password_mgr)

# create "opener" (OpenerDirector instance)
opener = urllib2.build_opener(handler)

# use the opener to fetch a URL
followers = json.loads(opener.open(apipath + '/statuses/followers.json').read())

# Install the opener.
# Now all calls to urllib2.urlopen use our opener.
urllib2.install_opener(opener)
###
print """Done fetching followers. Now type <option><enter> for the name prompted.
Options:
y -> block
f -> force unsubscribe (block, then unblock)
n -> don't block
q -> quit script"""

for follower in followers:
    i = follower['id']
    name = follower['name']
    b = raw_input(name+'? (y/f/n/q) ')
    if(b.strip() == 'y' or b.strip() == 'f'):
        if(urllib2.urlopen(apipath + '/blocks/create/'+str(i)+'.json', '')):
            if(b.strip() == 'f'):
                if(urllib2.urlopen(apipath + '/blocks/destroy/'+str(i)+'.json', '')):
                    print "force unsubscribed "+follower['name']+'.'
            else:
                print "blocked "+follower['name']+'.'
    if(b.strip() =='q'):
        break