gistfile1.py

# This isn't perfect for high traffic sites, if you need something more production ready
# please tell us or stay tuned as we will open it up shortly.

import subprocess
import base64
import simplejson

def track(event, properties=None):
    """
        A simple function for asynchronously logging to the mixpanel.com API.
        This function requires `curl` and Python version 2.4 or higher.
        @param event: The overall event/category you would like to log this data under
        @param properties: A dictionary of key-value pairs that describe the event
        See http://mixpanel.com/api/ for further detail. 
        @return Instance of L{subprocess.Popen}
    """
    if properties == None:
        properties = {}
    token = "YOUR_TOKEN_HERE"
    if "token" not in properties:
        properties["token"] = token
    
    params = {"event": event, "properties": properties}
    data = base64.b64encode(simplejson.dumps(params))
    request = "http://api.mixpanel.com/track/?data=" + data
    return subprocess.Popen(("curl",request), stderr=subprocess.PIPE,
        stdout=subprocess.PIPE)
        
def track_funnel(funnel, step, goal, properties=None):
    if properties == None:
        properties = {}
    properties["funnel"] = funnel
    properties["step"] = step
    properties["goal"] = goal
    track("mp_funnel", properties)

# Example usage:
track("invite-friends", {"method": "email", "number-friends": "12", "ip": "123.123.123.123"})
# You MUST include a 'distinct_id' OR 'ip' property to use the funnel
track_funnel("signup funnel", 1, "landing page", {"distinct_id": "USER_ID", "referer": "campaign 1"})