owo-tower-bot/bot.py

#!/usr/bin/env python3

# import libs
from mastodon import Mastodon
import os
import random

# import config files and auth files
import config
import auth

# choose a random image
randomImageChoice = random.choice(os.listdir(config.picturePath))
randomImage = config.picturePath + randomImageChoice

# connect to the mastodon api
mastodon = Mastodon(
    access_token = auth.token,
    api_base_url = config.instance
)

print('sending image '+randomImage+'...')

# generate media dict
media = mastodon.media_post(randomImage, None, config.desc)

#print(media)

# post image as status
tootSent = mastodon.status_post(config.status, media_ids=media)

# clean up and make sure image not used again
os.rename(randomImage, config.usedPicturePath+randomImageChoice)

print('Sent!')
print(tootSent['url'])