Send push notifications to mobile devices using Simplepush API

spush.py

#! /usr/bin/python3

# Send push notifications to your mobile device
# using the Simplepush API
#

# Usage: spush.py title body eventid
# Accepts input from stdin 
# e.g. sudo tail /var/log/somelog.log | spush.py title eventid
#       by Sophie Forceno
#

import select
import sys
from simplepush import send, send_encrypted

body = ""

# Don't wait for stdin if there is none
if select.select([sys.stdin], [], [], 0.0)[0]:
    for line in sys.stdin:
        body += line

if len(body) == 0:
    title = sys.argv[1]
    body = sys.argv[2]
    event = sys.argv[3]
else:
    title = sys.argv[1]
    # body from stdin
    event = sys.argv[2]

# Send encrypted notification
try:
  # API key, password, salt, title, body, event
	send_encrypted("<Insert API key>", "<Insert password>", "<Insert salt>", title, body, event)
except: 
	print("Push notification failed.")