make a mechanical turk job with boto

make_turk_job.py

import boto.mturk
import boto.mturk.connection
import boto.mturk.price
from boto.mturk.question import *
import sys

question = QuestionForm([
  Question(
    identifier=1,
    content=QuestionContent([
      SimpleField("Text", "what's that blue thing doing here?")
    ]),
    answer_spec=AnswerSpecification(FreeTextAnswer())
  )
])

print question.get_as_xml()

mturk = boto.mturk.connection.MTurkConnection(
  aws_access_key_id='<your access key idea>',
  aws_secret_access_key='<your secret access key>',
  host='mechanicalturk.sandbox.amazonaws.com'
)

rs = mturk.create_hit(
  question=question,
  title='fingertips',
  description='This is a test thing',
  reward=boto.mturk.price.Price(0.01),
  max_assignments=100,
  duration=60
)

for hit in rs:
  print hit
  print hit.HITId