postjson.py

import requests
import json

ACCESS_KEY = "PLACE YOUR INITIAL STATE ACCESS KEY HERE"
BUCKET_KEY = "reqtest1"

def streamData(name, value):
	url = 'https://groker.init.st/api/events'
	headers = {
		'Content-Type': 'application/json',
		'X-IS-AccessKey': ACCESS_KEY,
    		'X-IS-BucketKey': BUCKET_KEY,
    		'Accept-Version': '~0'
	}
	data = {
    		'key': name,
    		'value': value
	}
	r = requests.post(url=url, headers=headers, data=json.dumps(data))
	return r

r = streamData("myNumber", 5)
print r