feed-essays.py

# coding: utf-8
from xmlrpclib import ServerProxy, Binary
import pickle
import re

server = ServerProxy("http://path-to-not-so-random-wp-installtion/xmlrpc.php")
essays = pickle.load(open('essays'))
for essay in essays:
    try:
        match = re.search(r'<([^<>]+)>\s*$', essay['from'])
        email = match.group(1) if match else essay['from']
        print server.metaWeblog.newPost(1, 'admin', 'a$', {'title': '', 'description': Binary('<blockquote>%s</blockquote>\n\n<cite>От %s</cite>' % (essay['text'], email))}, True)
    except Exception, v:
        print "Error:", v