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mg393 / steamcheck.py
Created July 15, 2012 23:48
Check if someone is online on steam in python 3
import urllib.request
import json
import sys
def isOnline(api_key, steam_id): #Steam ID is the 64bit one
req_headers = {'User-Agent': 'Python script'}
url = "http://api.steampowered.com/ISteamUser/GetPlayerSummaries/v0002/?key=" + api_key + "&steamids=" + steam_id + "&format=json"
req = urllib.request.Request(url, data=None, headers=req_headers, origin_req_host=None)
response = urllib.request.urlopen(req)
content = response.read()