Create a Flickr "popular" set

favourites-set.py

#!/usr/bin/python

import flickrapi
import simplejson

# here culty culty cargo cargo culty

import sys, codecs
sys.stdout = codecs.getwriter('utf-8')(sys.stdout)

# Flickr API keys. Get your own: http://www.flickr.com/services/apps/create/apply/

keys = {
  'flickr_key': "",
  'flickr_sec': "",
}

# some constants. you'll want to change these, because these are mine.
# you know, if I were helpful I'd use flickr.photosets.getList, but...
# I'm lazy and I just copied and pasted from a URL

faveset_id = "72157594229306612";
faveset_primary = "262062926"; # because it's a star

# set up Flickr API

flickr = flickrapi.FlickrAPI(keys['flickr_key'], keys['flickr_sec'], cache=True)
flickr.cache = flickrapi.SimpleCache(timeout=300, max_entries=200)

(token, frob) = flickr.get_token_part_one(perms='write')
if not token: raw_input("Press ENTER after you authorized this program")
flickr.get_token_part_two((token, frob))

# get most favourited photos

rsp = flickr.stats_getPopularPhotos( format='json',
                                     nojsoncallback='1',
                                     sort='favorites',
                                     per_page='81',
                                   )

info = simplejson.loads(rsp);

# debugging info

# for photo in info['photos']['photo']:
#   print "%s: %s %s %s" % (photo['id'], photo['title'], photo['stats']['favorites'], photo['ispublic']);

# build photo ID list

photo_id_list = [photo['id'] for photo in info['photos']['photo']]
photo_ids = ",".join(photo_id_list);

# print photo_ids;

# reorder set

rsp = flickr.photosets_editPhotos( format='json',
                                   nojsoncallback='1',
                                   photoset_id=faveset_id,
                                   primary_photo_id=faveset_primary,
                                   photo_ids=photo_ids,
                                )

info = simplejson.loads(rsp);

if info['stat'] == "ok":
  print "Done!"
else:
  print "Error: ".rsp;