ptpimg-uploader 0.13

PTPImg uploader, handles local files and URLs, from the commandline

Upload image file or image URL to the ptpimg.me image hosting.

Features

• Upload local image files

• Rehost images from image services (e.g., from imgur)

• Copy resulting URL to clipboard

• BBCode formatting support

• Command-line and programmatic usage

Installation

Using pip (recommended):

pip install ptpimg_uploader

Using setup.py:

python setup.py install

Manual Dependencies:

• Required: requests package

  • Debian/Ubuntu: apt-get install python3-requests

  • Other systems: pip3 install requests

• Optional: pyperclip package for clipboard support

  • Install via: pip3 install pyperclip

API Key Setup

1. Login to https://ptpimg.me

2. Open browser developer tools (View -> Developer -> View Source in Chrome)

3. Find api_key in the page source

4. Copy the hexadecimal string (format: xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx)

Set your API key using either:

Environment variable (recommended):

# Add to your ~/.bashrc or ~/.zshenv
export PTPIMG_API_KEY=your-api-key-here

Or use the command-line option: -k / --api-key

Usage

Get help:

ptpimg_uploader -h

Upload a local image:

ptpimg_uploader ~/seed/mytorrent/folder.jpg

Rehost from URL:

ptpimg_uploader https://i.imgur.com/eaT6j3X.jpg

Multiple uploads (mix-and-match files and URLs):

ptpimg_uploader ~/seed/mytorrent/folder.jpg https://i.imgur.com/eaT6j3X.jpg

Additional command-line options

• --bbcode: URLs will be wrapped in BBCode [img] tags

ptpimg_uploader --bbcode ~/seed/mytorrent/folder.jpg

• --clip: Place a resulting URL to clipboard (if pyperclip package is installed)

ptpimg_uploader --clip ~/seed/mytorrent/folder.jpg

• --nobell: Disable completion sound. If output is a terminal, a bell will be ringed on completion.

Programmatic Usage

The package can be used as a library via the upload function for programmatic access.

License

BSD

Acknowledgments

• mjpieters - a great refactoring and Python packaging

• lukacoufyl - fixing image upload order