add_mx_google.py

import xmlrpclib, webbrowser

# EDIT: webfaction credentials
username = "USERNAME"
password = "PASSWORD"

# EDIT: email address domain (must exist in control panel)
mail_domain = "example.com"

# EDIT: domain on which you want to access gmail (must exist in control panel)
webmail_domain = "mail.example.com"

# no need to edit below this line
# mx info
mx_info = (
            ('ASPMX.L.GOOGLE.COM','10'),
            ('ALT1.ASPMX.L.GOOGLE.COM','20'),
            ('ALT2.ASPMX.L.GOOGLE.COM','20'),
            ('ASPMX2.GOOGLEMAIL.COM','30'),
            ('ASPMX3.GOOGLEMAIL.COM','30'),
            ('ASPMX4.GOOGLEMAIL.COM','30'),
            ('ASPMX5.GOOGLEMAIL.COM','30'),
          )

# create a session
server = xmlrpclib.Server('https://api.webfaction.com/')
session_id, account = server.login(username, password)

# create mx records
for mx in mx_info:
    server.create_dns_override(session_id,
                               mail_domain,
                               '',
                               '',
                               mx[0],
                               mx[1],
                               '')

# create CNAME record
server.create_dns_override(session_id,
                           webmail_domain,
                           '',
                           'ghs.google.com',
                           '',
                           '',
                           '')

# now launch a browser to make sure it all worked :D
webbrowser.open('https://panel.webfaction.com/dns/list')