mixpanel.py

import subprocess

def mixpanel_log(**kwargs):
    """
    A simple function for asynchronously logging to the mixpanel.com API.
    This function requires `curl` and Python version 2.4 or higher.
    
    @param **kwargs: The parameters for the logging request. For a list of
        parameters see http://mixpanel.com/api/.
    @return Instance of L{subprocess.Popen}
    """
    # Make sure we got the required parameters
    if "project" not in kwargs or "category" not in kwargs:
        raise ValueError, "You are missing a required parameter. \
        See http://mixpanel.com/api/."

    host = "http://api.mixpanel.com/?"
    params = "&".join(["%s=%s"%(k,v) for k,v in kwargs.items()])
    request = host + params
    print request
    return subprocess.Popen(("curl",request), stderr=subprocess.PIPE,
        stdout=subprocess.PIPE)