pidgin.py

#!/usr/bin/env python2

import os, sys, dbus
from random import randint

program = os.path.basename(sys.argv[0])

bus = dbus.SessionBus()
obj = bus.get_object("im.pidgin.purple.PurpleService", "/im/pidgin/purple/PurpleObject")
purple = dbus.Interface(obj, "im.pidgin.purple.PurpleInterface")

def pidgin_buddylist():
	a = purple.PurpleAccountsGetAllActive()[0]
	for i in purple.PurpleFindBuddies(a,""):
		print purple.PurpleBuddyGetAlias(i)

def pidgin_status(message):
	old_status = purple.PurpleSavedstatusGetCurrent()
	status_type = purple.PurpleSavedstatusGetType(old_status)
	new_status = purple.PurpleSavedstatusNew("", status_type)
	purple.PurpleSavedstatusSetMessage(new_status, message)
	purple.PurpleSavedstatusActivate(new_status)

pidgin_buddylist()