Python script using rest-python-client with Force.com

fdctest.py

import os
import urlparse
import urllib
from restful_lib import Connection

consumer_key = 'CONSUMERKEY'
callback = 'https://login.salesforce.com/services/oauth2/success'
login_url = 'https://login.salesforce.com/services/oauth2/authorize?response_type=token&client_id='+consumer_key+'&redirect_uri='+callback


os.system("open '"+login_url+"'");
url_result = raw_input('If the page says "Remote Access Application Authorization", what is the URL?')

result = dict(urlparse.parse_qsl(url_result.split("success#")[1]));
token = urllib.unquote(result["access_token"])
instance_url = urllib.unquote(result["instance_url"])

conn = Connection(instance_url+'/services/data/v20.0')
result = conn.request_get('query',args={'q':'SELECT ID FROM CONTACT'},headers={'Authorization': 'OAuth '+token});
print result

Sorry, its:
http://code.google.com/p/python-rest-client/

For the REST client

Also, had to update the httplib in python, otherwise got a float error

if i may ask, how did you update httplib? I am getting the float error and i just installed the python-httplib2

So for the insanely late response to this - somehow this got lost in my notifications.

IIRC, you need to be sure you are using the latest version of Python. If you are on OSX, I think the default is old and gives you the float error.