gistfile1.py

import sys
from riak import RiakClient
from riak import RiakPbcTransport

ip = '127.0.0.1'
port = 8087

def store_file(filename):
    with open(filename, 'r') as f:
        data = f.read()
    
    client = RiakClient(ip, port, transport_class = RiakPbcTransport)
    bucket = client.bucket('bucket')
    obj = bucket.new_binary(filename, data)
    obj.store()

if __name__ == '__main__':
    if len(sys.argv) != 2:
        sys.exit("Usage: %s filename" % sys.argv[0])

    store_file(sys.argv[1])