How I get my tickets the TC party...

techcrunch.py

#!/usr/bin/python

### INSTRUCTIONS ###
# 1. Make sure techcrunch.py is executable.
# 2. Put the following two lines into cron...
##    MAILTO="1234567890@mobile.mycingular.com"
##    * * * * * /path/to/techcrunch.py
# 3. Turn off the cronjob after you get your tickets.
# 4. Say hi to David Ulevitch <david at opendns dot com> at the party.
# 5. Come to the OpenDNS 5 year birthday the night before: bit.ly/opendns-party

import urllib2, sys
from BeautifulSoup import BeautifulSoup

id = '11113455' #techcrunch party only
url = 'http://mobilefirstcrunchupandaugustcapitalparty2011.eventbrite.com/'

page = urllib2.urlopen(url)
soup = BeautifulSoup(page)
s = soup.find('input', attrs={'name':'cost_'+id})
if s:
	t = s.findNext('select', attrs={'name' : 'quant_'+id})
	if t:
		print "There are tickets to the TechCrunch Party! http://bit.ly/iic8pj"
	else:
		sys.exit(1)
else:
	sys.exit(1)

A line of amusing feedback...