Python script to toot on your mastodon instance from the cli

python-tooter.py

#!/usr/bin/env python3
# pip3 install Mastodon.py
#
# use in the python cli
# ./tooter.py "your message here"
# or just ./tooter.py to be prompted
# sable cantus

import sys
import os
import pkg_resources
from pkg_resources import DistributionNotFound
from mastodon import Mastodon

# change this to be your mastodon server url
server = 'https://noagendasocial.com'

# get your access_token from the Development section
token = '<your-token-here>'

# make sure Mastodon.py is installed
try:
    pkg_resources.require('mastodon.py')
except:
    sys.exit('dependency needed: $ pip3 install Mastodon.py')

# check for toots at the cli
if len(sys.argv) > 1:
    m = []
    message = ''
    for i in range(len(sys.argv)):
        m.append(sys.argv[i])
    m.pop(0)                        # removes the script name from the list
    for word in m:
        message = message + word
        message = message + ' '
else:
    # get the message from the user
    message = input('your message: ')
    # don't post if there is no text
    if len(message) == 0:
        sys.exit("no message data entered")

# create an api instance
mastodon = Mastodon(
    access_token = token,
    api_base_url = server
)

# call the instance and toot, returning the toot DICT
tooter = mastodon.toot(message)

# print out the uri of the toot for confirmation
print("tooted: ", tooter['uri'])