Massive flipping of multiple URLs into a Flipboard magazine.

massive-flipper.py

#!/usr/bin/env python
#coding=utf-8
#
#  massive-flipper.py
#
#  Massive flipping of multiple URLs into a Flipboard magazine.
#
#  Created by Raphael Schaad on 2014-09.
#  This is free and unencumbered software released into the public domain.
#
#  Usage: tweak variables, then just $ python massive-flipper.py
#

import uuid
import requests

base_url = 'https://fbprod.flipboard.com/v1/'

udid = uuid.uuid4()
tuuid = uuid.uuid4()
userid = 0
ver = '2.0'

base_params = {'udid': udid, 'tuuid': tuuid, 'userid': userid, 'ver': ver}

username = 'raphael'
password = '<INSERT PASSWORD>'

login_params = base_params.copy()
login_params.update({'username': username, 'password': password})

login_request = requests.get(base_url + 'flipboard/login/' + str(userid), params=login_params)
if login_request.status_code == 200:
	userid = login_request.json()['userid']
	if userid != 0:
		print('Successfully logged in user with id ' + str(userid))

		base_params.update({'userid': userid})

		# Look for 'magazineTarget'

		# mags_params = base_params.copy()
		# mags_params.update({'ownerid': userid})
		# mags_request = requests.get(base_url + 'curator/magazines/' + str(userid), params=mags_params)

		# print(mags_request.json())

		target = 'flipboard/mag-vtYwy%252DN_RaKbD0SMTSWk5Q%3Am%3A1625447'

		share_params = base_params.copy()
		share_params.update({'target': target})

		# From 181 to 000
		for i in reversed(range(0, 182)):
			s = '%03d' % i
			url = 'http://thestandardsmanual.com/images/large/nycta_gsm_' + s + '.jpg'
			text = str(i + 1) + ' of 182'
			share_params.update({'url': url, 'text': text})
			share_request = requests.post(base_url + 'social/shareWithComment/' + str(userid), params=share_params)
			if share_request.status_code == 200:
				print('Successfully flipped ' + url)
				# print(share_request.url)
				# print(share_request.text)
			else:
				print('Failed flipping ' + url)

	else:
		print('Login failed: userid is 0')
else:
	print('Login failed: status code is not 200')