Gist importer script for Pythonista (iOS)

gist_importer.py

import keychain
import requests
import editor
import sys
import re
 
GITHUB_USER   = 'your_github_username'
GITHUB_TOKEN  = keychain.get_password('github', GITHUB_USER)
FOLDER_PREFIX = '' # Usage: 'Path/to/folder/'
 
if len(sys.argv) < 2:
    print 'No Gist URL provided'
    sys.exit(1)
    
pattern = re.compile('https://gist.github.com/[a-zA-Z0-9_]+/([a-f0-9]+)')
match = pattern.search(sys.argv[1])
try:
    gist_id = match.group(1)
except IndexError:
    print "Could not parse Gist ID from URL '%s'" % sys.argv[1]
    sys.exit(1)
    
gist_url = 'https://api.github.com/gists/' + gist_id
 
r = requests.get(gist_url, auth=(GITHUB_USER, GITHUB_TOKEN))
if r.status_code is not 200:
    print "Something's wrong! API returned status %d" % r.status_code
    sys.exit(1)
 
files = r.json['files']
for key in files.keys():
    tup = key.rpartition('.')
    name = tup[0]
    if name is '':
        name = tup[2]
    if files[key]['language'] == 'Python':
        # Create file
        editor.make_new_file(FOLDER_PREFIX + name, files[key]['content'])
        print "Imported script '%s'" % name
        
editor.reload_files()

Since there's no Git or Dropbox support in Pythonista (yet), here's a little script for importing Python gists into your Pythonista library. Here's how you do it:

1. Create a personal access token for your Github account

2. Launch Pythonista on your iPad or iPad and open the console

3. Run the following code:

   import keychain
   keychain.set_passwort('github', <your_github_username>, <your_access_token>)

4. Copy the contents of this gist onto your clipboard and paste it into a new Pythonista script called gist_importer

5. Change the values for GITHUB_USER and FOLDER_PREFIX to match your account / setup

6. Install the following bookmarklet for your iOS browser of choice

   javascript:window.location='pythonista://gist_importer?action=run&argv='+encodeURIComponent(document.location.href);

7. Find yourself a nice Python gist and hit the bookmarklet. Boom.