pythonoembed-embedly

# This is an implementation using python-oembed with api.embed.ly

# python-oembed http://code.google.com/p/python-oembed/
import oembed

# Embed.ly Multi Provider API Endpoint
OEMBED_ENDPOINT = 'http://api.embed.ly/oembed/api/v1'

# URL Schemes Supported --- complete list maintained
# http://api.embed.ly/static/data/embedly_regex.json
URL_SCHEMES = (
    'http://www.5min.com/Video/*',
    'http://*.viddler.com/explore/*/videos/*',
    'http://qik.(ly|com)/video/*',
    'http://qik.(ly|com)/*',
    'http://www.hulu.com/watch/*',
    'http://*.revision3.com/*',
    'http://*nfb.ca/film/*',
    'http://*.dailymotion.com/video/*',
    'http://blip.tv/file/*',
    'http://*.scribd.com/doc/*',
    'http://*.movieclips.com/watch/*',
    'http://screenr.com/.+',
    'http://twitpic.com/*',
    'http://*.youtube.com/watch*',
    'http://yfrog.*/*',
    'http://*amazon.*/gp/product/*',
    'http://*amazon.*/*/dp/*',
    'http://*flickr.com/*',
    'http://www.vimeo.com/groups/*/videos/*',
    'http://www.vimeo.com/*',
    'http://tweetphoto.com/*',
    'http://www.collegehumor.com/video:*',
    'http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/*',
    'http://video.google.com/videoplay?*',
    'http://www.break.com/*/*',
    'http://www.slideshare.net/*/*',
    'http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/*',
    'http://www.ustream.tv/channel/*',
    'http://www.twitvid.com/*',
    'http://www.justin.tv/clip/*',
    'http://www.justin.tv/*',
    'http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm\?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid*',
    'http://www.metacafe.com/watch/*',
    'http://*crackle.com/c/*',
    'http://www.veoh.com/*/watch/*',
    'http://www.fancast.com/(tv|movies)/*/videos',
    'http://*imgur.com/*',
    'http://*.posterous.com/*',
    )


def get_oembed(url, format='json', maxwidth=None, maxheight=None):
    
    # create consumer and API endpoint
    consumer = oembed.OEmbedConsumer()
    endpoint = oembed.OEmbedEndpoint(OEMBED_ENDPOINT, URL_SCHEMES)
    consumer.addEndpoint(endpoint)

    # gather maxwidth or maxheight options for embed sizing
    options = []
    if maxwidth is not None:
        opt['maxwidth'] = maxwidth    
    if maxheight is not None:
        opt['maxheight'] = maxheight    

    response = consumer.embed(url, format, **options)

    return response.getData()