Script to update the participants page using the wordpress API.

update-participants.py

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+#!/usr/bin/python
+
+import render
+import os
+import sys
+import xmlrpclib
+import subprocess
+
+text = render.render_template('templates/users.tmpl')
+
+XMLRPC_ENDPOINT = 'http://iron-blogger.mit.edu/xmlrpc.php'
+USER            = 'nelhage'
+BLOG_ID         = 1
+PAGE_ID         = 16
+
+try:
+    subprocess.call(['stty', '-echo'])
+    passwd = raw_input("Password for %s: " % (USER,))
+    print
+finally:
+    subprocess.call(['stty', 'echo'])
+
+x = xmlrpclib.ServerProxy(XMLRPC_ENDPOINT)
+page = x.wp.getPage(BLOG_ID, PAGE_ID, USER, passwd)
+
+page['description'] = text
+
+x.wp.editPage(BLOG_ID, PAGE_ID, USER, passwd, page, True)
+
+# Parameters
+# int blog_id
+# int page_id
+# string username
+# string password
+# struct content
+#   string wp_slug
+#   string wp_password
+#   int wp_page_parent_id
+#   int wp_page_order
+#   int wp_author_id
+#   string title
+#   string description (content of post)
+#   string mt_excerpt
+#   string mt_text_more
+#   int mt_allow_comments (0 = closed, 1 = open)
+#   int mt_allow_pings (0 = closed, 1 = open)
+#   datetime dateCreated
+#   array custom_fields
+#     struct
+#       string id
+#       string key
+#       string value
+# bool publish