oauth.py

# import oauth2
import oauth2 as oauth
import urlparse

# defining endpoints
request_token_url = ''
authorize_url = ''
access_token_url = ''

# defining variables
consumer_key = ''
consumer_secret = ''

# creating consumer
consumer = oauth.Consumer(key=consumer_key, secret=consumer_secret)

# creating client from consumer
client = oauth.Client(consumer)

# requesting a token
response, content = client.request(request_token_url, 'GET')

# If status different from 200, then it failed
if response['status'] != '200':
    raise Exception('Invalid response: %s' % response['status'])

# If token request is sucessfull then we parse the content with urlparse
request_token = dict(urlparse.parse_qsl(content))

# We add the oauth_token parameter to the authorize_url link
authorize_link = '%s?oauth_token=%s' % (authorize_url, request_token['oauth_token'])

# We display the link of the html page were we need to authorize the application
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'])

#
# Generic example
#

import urllib

client = oauth.Client(consumer, token)

body = urllib.urlencode({'param1': 'value1', 'param2': 'value2'})

headers = {'content-type': 'application/x-www-form-urlencoded'}

response, content = client.request(request_url, 'POST', body, headers)

if response['status'] != good_status_code_for_this_action:
    raise Exception('Action failed, status is: %s' % response['status'])
else:
    print 'Action succes!'