Python Chronicles: Updating FB Status using Python & GraphAPI

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So, while I was exploring the infinite possibilities presented by Python. I found this great python package facepy. Using which you can update your facebook status from python terminal. The only prerequisite is that you must be facebook developer to gain access to GraphAPI. Following the steps given below, you can also update your status using python:

1. Download facepy and install it by running this command:

     python setup install


2. Create a new application or use an existing one previously created.

3. Run python.exe from command terminal (cmd in Windows). Use the user access token created in the previous step with facepy:

>>from facepy import GraphAPI

>>ACCESS_TOKEN = 'access-token-copied-from-graph-api-explorer-on-web-browser'

>>graph = GraphAPI(ACCESS_TOKEN)
>>graph.post('me/feed', message='Hello World!')

That's it. You may further experiment with GraphAPI using facepy.

Happy Experimenting!!

MG

Comments

  1. UnknownJanuary 18, 2016 at 1:17 AM

    graph.post('me/feed', message='Hello World!')

    I am getting Error : OAuthError: [200] (#200) The user hasn't authorized the application to perform this action

    ReplyDelete
  2. UnknownJanuary 18, 2016 at 1:18 AM

    But Graph.get('me/posts') this is working fine

    ReplyDelete
  3. MayankJanuary 18, 2016 at 9:16 PM

    I think Facebook must have updated their API. I'll check and update the article accordingly. Thanks for the comment and pointing out the error.

    ReplyDelete

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