makegist-v2.py

# makegist.py - v2
# create a gist from a file on your computer
# you'll need a personal access key with the gists permissions to use it: https://github.com/settings/tokens
# this script makes use of windows' data streams and will only work on windows, feel free to modify it and use it for your own purpose

# init
# first off run
#   script.py key <key>
# this will store your key
# then you can use 
#   script.py <text_file>
# from anywhere to create a gist
# thats all there is to it

import json
from sys import argv
from os.path import basename
from urllib2 import Request, urlopen

filename = basename(__file__)
keyfile = filename+":key"

def post_file(dat):
  req = Request("https://api.github.com/gists", data=json.dumps(dat))
  try:
    req.add_header("Authorization", "token " + open(keyfile).read())
    res = urlopen(req)
  except:
    return -1
  try:
    if res.getcode() == 201:
      return json.loads(res.read())
  except:
    print "error - some unknown error"

def have_args(n):
  if len(argv)-1 == n:
    return True
  return False

# program

if have_args(2):
  if argv[1] == "/key":
    print basename(__file__)
    keyfile = open(keyfile, "w")
    keyfile.write(argv[2])
    print "saved"

if have_args(1):
  gistFileData = {
    "description": "",
    "public": True,
    "files": {}
  }
  entry = { "content": open(argv[1]).read() }
  gistFileData["files"][basename(argv[1])] = entry
  # if you want to see the req-json: print json.dumps(gistFileData)
  json_obj = post_file(gistFileData)
  if type(json_obj) == dict:
    print json_obj["html_url"]