Looking back at this project it's not where I would like it to be and I don't have the necessary time to update it so it remains here purely for posterity.
Python YQL is a client library for making queries with Yahoo Query Language.
pip install yql
or
easy_install yql
>>> import yql
>>> y = yql.Public()
>>> query = 'select * from flickr.photos.search where text=@text and api_key="INSERT_API_KEY_HERE" limit 3';
>>> y.execute(query, {"text": "panda"})
Branches exist at https://github.com/project-fondue/python-yql
Bug-fixes/Features/Patches always welcome - please submit a pull request on github.com