imgur_upload.py

#!/usr/bin/env python3

'''
	Here's how you upload an image. For this example, put the cutest picture
	of a kitten you can find in this script's folder and name it 'Kitten.jpg'

	For more details about images and the API see here:
		https://api.imgur.com/endpoints/image
'''

# Pull authentication from the auth example (see auth.py)

import sys
from datetime import datetime
from imgurpython import ImgurClient

album = None # You can also enter an album ID here
image_path = sys.argv[1]


def upload_kitten(client):
	'''
		Upload a picture of a kitten. We don't ship one, so get creative!
	'''

	# Here's the metadata for the upload. All of these are optional, including
	# this config dict itself.
	config = {
		'album': album,
		'name':  sys.argv[1],
		'title': sys.argv[1],
		'description': 'Keep calm and meow on on {0}'.format(datetime.now())
	}

	print("Uploading image... ")
	image = client.upload_from_path(image_path, config=config, anon=False)
	print("Done")
	print()

	return image


# If you want to run this as a standalone script
if __name__ == "__main__":
	
	client_id = '68258b8f39b2879'
	client_secret = '0b2690cd3a3ca99dbdc93fbd00df4e82271ece6b'

	client = ImgurClient(client_id, client_secret)
	
	image = upload_kitten(client)

	print("Image was posted")
	print("You can find it here: {0}".format(image['link']))