A Python example of how to use OAuth on GoodReads

goodreads-oauth-example.py

import oauth2 as oauth
import urlparse

url = 'http://www.goodreads.com'
request_token_url = '%s/oauth/request_token/' % url
authorize_url = '%s/oauth/authorize/' % url
access_token_url = '%s/oauth/access_token/' % url

consumer = oauth.Consumer(key='Your-GoodReads-Key',
                          secret='Your-GoodReads-Secret')

client = oauth.Client(consumer)

response, content = client.request(request_token_url, 'GET')
if response['status'] != '200':
    raise Exception('Invalid response: %s' % response['status'])

request_token = dict(urlparse.parse_qsl(content))

authorize_link = '%s?oauth_token=%s' % (authorize_url,
                                        request_token['oauth_token'])
print authorize_link
accepted = 'n'
while accepted.lower() == 'n':
    # you need to access the authorize_link via a browser,
    # and proceed to manually authorize the consumer
    accepted = raw_input('Have you authorized me? (y/n) ')

token = oauth.Token(request_token['oauth_token'],
                    request_token['oauth_token_secret'])

client = oauth.Client(consumer, token)
response, content = client.request(access_token_url, 'POST')
if response['status'] != '200':
    raise Exception('Invalid response: %s' % response['status'])

access_token = dict(urlparse.parse_qsl(content))

# this is the token you should save for future uses
token = oauth.Token(access_token['oauth_token'],
                    access_token['oauth_token_secret'])

#
# As an example, let's add a book to one of the user's shelves
#

import urllib

client = oauth.Client(consumer, token)
# the book is: "Generation A" by Douglas Coupland
body = urllib.urlencode({'name': 'to-read', 'book_id': 6801825})
headers = {'content-type': 'application/x-www-form-urlencoded'}
response, content = client.request('%s/shelf/add_to_shelf.xml' % url,
                                   'POST', body, headers)
# check that the new resource has been created
if response['status'] != '201':
    raise Exception('Cannot create resource: %s' % response['status'])
else:
    print 'Book added!'

It is giving error invalid request 401 .please help

@happymishra try to use this script instead https://gist.github.com/5862716.git and doing first the goodreads-oauth-example.py

usually that error is because you are not logged in or authorized. you are probably mistaking something.