#!/usr/bin/env python import argparse import os.path import requests import sys parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description='paste a file to gist') parser.add_argument('filename', metavar='file', type=str, nargs='?', help='file to paste; if not specified, read from stdin') parser.add_argument('--language', '-l', dest='language', help='the language to use (default: Text if stdin, autodetect based on extension otherwise)') args = parser.parse_args() if args.filename is None: args.filename = '' f = sys.stdin if args.language is None: args.language = 'text' else: f = open(args.filename, 'r') args.filename = os.path.basename(args.filename) if args.language is None: r = requests.get('https://gist.github.com/languages/detect', params={'name': args.filename}) language = r.json()['languages'][0] args.language = language.lower() content = f.read() data = { 'code': content, 'lexer': args.language, 'expiry': '1week', } r = requests.post('https://bpaste.net/', data=data, allow_redirects=False) if 'location' in r.headers: print r.headers['location'] else: print r.headers['status']