gistfile1.py

import re
import urllib
import urllib2

# JSON decoder
try:
    import json
except ImportError:
    try:
        import simplejson as json
    except ImportError:
        raise ImportError("Need a json decoder")

# Embed.ly Multi Provider API Endpoint
OEMBED_API_ENDPOINT = 'http://api.embed.ly/v1/api/oembed'

#generate from http://api.embed.ly/tools/generator. Do not use .*
embedly_re = re.compile('.*')

def get_multi(urls, **kwargs):
    """
    Get Multiple oEmbed responses
    """

    oembed_urls = []
    for url in urls:
        if embedly_re.search(url):
            oembed_urls.append(urllib.quote(url))

    query = urllib.urlencode(kwargs)
    
    if query:
        query += '&urls=%s' % ','.join(oembed_urls)
    else:
        query = 'urls=%s' % ','.join(oembed_urls)

    # api endpoint url
    fetch_url = "%s?%s" %(OEMBED_API_ENDPOINT,query)

    try:
        r = urllib2.urlopen(fetch_url).read()
        objs = json.loads(r)
    except urllib2.HTTPError, e:
        return []
    except urllib2.URLError:
        return []

    return objs