Python Code for adding posts to WordPress remotely

gistfile1.py

import urllib
from wordpress_xmlrpc import Client, WordPressPost
from wordpress_xmlrpc.methods import posts
import xmlrpclib
from wordpress_xmlrpc.compat import xmlrpc_client
from wordpress_xmlrpc.methods import media, posts
import os
########################### Read Me First ###############################
'''
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Description
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Add new posts to WordPress remotely using Python using XMLRPC library provided by the WordPress.

Installation Requirement
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Verify you meet the following requirements
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Install Python 2.7 (Don't download 3+, as most libraries dont yet support version 3). 
Install from PyPI using easy_install python-wordpress-xmlrpc 
Easy_Install Link: https://pypi.python.org/pypi/setuptools
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Windows Installation Guide
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-Download and Install Easy_Install from above Link -Extract Downloaded File and from CMD go to the extracted directory and run 'python setup.py install'. This will install easy_install. -Go to %/python27/script and run following command easy_install python-wordpress-xmlrpc

Ubuntu Installation Guide
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sudo apt-get install python-setuptools 
sudo easy_install python-wordpress-xmlrpc

Note: Script has its dummy data to work initially which you can change or integrate with your code easily for making it more dynamic.

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'''
class Custom_WP_XMLRPC:
	def post_article(self,wpUrl,wpUserName,wpPassword,articleTitle, articleCategories, articleContent, articleTags,PhotoUrl):
		self.path=os.getcwd()+"\\00000001.jpg"
		self.articlePhotoUrl=PhotoUrl
		self.wpUrl=wpUrl
		self.wpUserName=wpUserName
		self.wpPassword=wpPassword
		#Download File
		f = open(self.path,'wb')
		f.write(urllib.urlopen(self.articlePhotoUrl).read())
		f.close()
		#Upload to WordPress
		client = Client(self.wpUrl,self.wpUserName,self.wpPassword)
		filename = self.path
		# prepare metadata
		data = {'name': 'picture.jpg','type': 'image/jpg',}
		
		# read the binary file and let the XMLRPC library encode it into base64
		with open(filename, 'rb') as img:
			data['bits'] = xmlrpc_client.Binary(img.read())
		response = client.call(media.UploadFile(data))
		attachment_id = response['id']
		#Post
		post = WordPressPost()
		post.title = articleTitle
		post.content = articleContent
		post.terms_names = { 'post_tag': articleTags,'category': articleCategories}
		post.post_status = 'publish'
		post.thumbnail = attachment_id
		post.id = client.call(posts.NewPost(post))
		print 'Post Successfully posted. Its Id is: ',post.id




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# POST & Wp Credentials Detail #
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#Url of Image on the internet
ariclePhotoUrl='http://i1.tribune.com.pk/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/584065-twitter-1375197036-960-640x480.jpg' 
# Dont forget the /xmlrpc.php cause thats your posting adress for XML Server
wpUrl='http://YourWebSite.com/xmlrpc.php' 
#WordPress Username
wpUserName='WordPressUsername'
#WordPress Password
wpPassword='YourWordPressPassword'
#Post Title
articleTitle='Testing Python Script version 3'
#Post Body/Description
articleContent='Final .... Testing Fully Automated'
#list of tags
articleTags=['code','python'] 
#list of Categories
articleCategories=['language','art'] 

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# Creating Class object & calling the xml rpc custom post Function
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xmlrpc_object	=	Custom_WP_XMLRPC()
#On Post submission this function will print the post id
xmlrpc_object.post_article(wpUrl,wpUserName,wpPassword,articleTitle, articleCategories, articleContent, articleTags,ariclePhotoUrl)