gist paster

gistfile1.py

#!/usr/bin/env python

import requests
import sys

rs = requests.Session()

if len(sys.argv) == 2:
    filename = sys.argv[1]
    f = open(filename, 'r')
    r = rs.get('https://gist.github.com/languages/detect', params={'name': filename})
    language = r.json()['language']
else:
    filename = 'file'
    f = sys.stdin
    language = 'Text'

content = f.read()
data = {
    'gist[description]': '',
    'gist[files][][content]': content,
    'gist[files][][language]': language,
    'gist[files][][name]': filename,
    'gist[public]': 0,
    'indent': 'Tabs',
}
r = rs.post('https://gist.github.com/gists', data=data, allow_redirects=False)
print r.headers['location']