Mastodon.py 2.0.1

Python wrapper for the Mastodon API

Python wrapper for the Mastodon ( https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/ ) API. Feature complete for public API as of Mastodon version 4.3.0 and easy to get started with:

from mastodon import Mastodon

# Register your app! This only needs to be done once (per server, or when
# distributing rather than hosting an application, most likely per device and server).
# Uncomment the code and substitute in your information:
'''
Mastodon.create_app(
    'pytooterapp',
    api_base_url = 'https://mastodon.social',
    to_file = 'pytooter_clientcred.secret'
)
'''

# Then, log in. This can be done every time your application starts, or you can use the persisted information:
mastodon = Mastodon(client_id = 'pytooter_clientcred.secret',)
print(mastodon.auth_request_url())

# open the URL in the browser and paste the code you get
mastodon.log_in(
    code=input("Enter the OAuth authorization code: "),
    to_file="pytooter_usercred.secret"
)

# To post, create an actual API instance:
mastodon = Mastodon(access_token = 'pytooter_usercred.secret')
mastodon.toot('Tooting from Python using #mastodonpy !')

You can install Mastodon.py via pypi:

pip install Mastodon.py

We currently try to support Python 3.7 and above, and try to at least not break Python 3 versions below that. Python 2 support is no longer a goal.

Full documentation and basic usage examples can be found at https://mastodonpy.readthedocs.io/en/stable/ . Some more extensive examples can be found at https://github.com/halcy/MastodonpyExamples

Acknowledgements

Mastodon.py contains work by a large amount of contributors, many of which have put significant work into making it a better library. You can find some information about who helped with which particular feature or fix in the changelog.