Upload images to WordPress and copy web URL to clipboard

upload-wp-image.py

import sys
import os
import requests
import pyperclip

# did the user supply an image file?
if len(sys.argv) == 2:
    image = sys.argv[1]
else:
    input("You must supply an image file!")
    exit()

# get just the filename
slug = os.path.basename(image)

# this line needs to be changed to YOUR wp site
url = "https://YOURWEBURL.com/wp-json/wp/v2/media/?title=" + slug

# the headers for the request (right now hard coded to be PNG because that is all I need)
headers = {
    'Content-Type': "image/png",
    'content-disposition': "attachment; filename=" + slug,
    'Cache-Control': "no-cache",
    }

# get the image file data
file_data = open(image, 'rb')

# set up the parameters - basic login details from the environment variables
files = {'file': file_data}
user = os.environ['WPUSER']
password = os.environ['WPPASS']

# send the data and get the response back
response = requests.request(
    "POST",
    url,
    headers = headers,
    data = file_data,
    auth = (user, password))

# parse the response via the JSON library
json = response.json()
guid = json.get('guid')
url = guid.get('raw')

# display the generated image URL and copy
# to clipboard. Should just work on mac/win
# Ubuntu clipboard is pretty crap so you will need
# xclip and Parcellite to make it usable
print(url)
pyperclip.copy(url)

# I add this just so the window doesn't vanish
# while testing, otherwise not needed
end = input('Press Enter to Close')