""" iambuttbot.py: avidal 2009 posts everything buttbot says to the iambuttbot twitter account """ import urllib import hook @hook.command(hook=r'(.*)') def iambuttbot(bot, input): if input.nick.lower() != 'buttbot': return buttbot_pass = open('iambuttbot_passwd').readlines()[0].strip() status = input.inp if len(input.inp) <= 140 else input.inp[:137] + "..." data = urllib.urlencode({"status": status}) response = urllib.urlopen("http://iambuttbot:%s@twitter.com/statuses/update.xml" % (buttbot_pass,), data)