mastodon-bot
python examples to make a mastodon bot with autoposting

for my website / tree project https://www.bomengids.nl I like to auto-post content to social media. While all the python libraries are there typically making code to use it takes some time.
I worked a few weeks (evenings) on some code I now use in proicution to post to https://campaign.openworlds.info/@bomengidsnl

Basically these are the scripts / libraries

I post with the scripts:

• ./mastodon_post.campaign.py #posts one mastodon toot with one image
• ./mastodon_post4picspecies.py # posts one mastodon tooth with 4 images

these two scripts use these libs:

• import hcmastodonlib # has functions to post to mastodon
• import tokenlib # has all tokens and so on

hcmastodonlib #has these functions:
• # post to mastodon with 1 image uses:
• upload_image_to_mastodon(local_photo, foto_description, mastodon): #upload a single local photo
• tootwithphoto(local_photo, foto_description, post_text, mastodon):




#post to mastodon with multiple images

• CheckifImageExistsOnline(img_url): # checks if an online url exists # optionally use:
• tootwithmanyphoto(photo_dict, post_text, mastodon): # post toot with multiple images



tootwithmanyphoto(photo_dict, post_text, mastodon): # post toot with multiple images
## uses these other functions

• upload_image_url_to_mastodon(url, foto_description, mastodon): #downloads image-url to local, uploads to masto. Uses functions below:
• download_photo2022(img_url, filename): # downloads image-url to local disk, checks content-header image/jpeg make_sure_path_exists(path): # see if a specific local directory exists. If not makes it



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I am sure there are better coders out there, but this is functional code to work with.