A simple python script that tries to launch a twitch livestream

twitchplayer.py

#!/usr/local/bin/python

import sys
import json
import urllib2
import subprocess as sub

username = "zerotri" if len(sys.argv) < 1 else sys.argv[1]
mplayer = "/usr/local/bin/mplayer2"
rtmpdump = "/usr/local/bin/rtmpdump"

f = urllib2.urlopen("http://usher.twitch.tv/find/" + username + ".json?type=live").read()
js = json.loads(f)
if len(js) > 0 :
	print js
	js = js[0]
	#commandline = "ls"
	commandline = rtmpdump + " -r " + js["connect"] + "-f \"WIN 11,6,602,171\" -W http://www-cdn.jtvnw.net/widgets/live_site_player.ra3170e7f148ff63b2f1b4dfef2840842de54e7f8.swf -j " + js["token"] + " -v -y " + js["play"] + " | " + mplayer
	print commandline
	result = sub.Popen(commandline)