Create standalone auth example

RandomInsano · RandomInsano · commit c7ab5d8741e1 · 2015-02-15T23:06:59.000-06:00
This will also save some typing for other examples
diff --git a/examples/auth.py b/examples/auth.py
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+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+
+'''
+	Here's how you go about authenticating yourself! The important thing to
+	note here is that this script will be used in the other examples so
+	set up a test user with API credentials and set them up in here.
+'''
+
+#client_id = 'YOUR CLIENT ID'
+#client_secret = 'YOUR CLIENT SECRET'
+
+client_id = u'6d2d7ee5f212dc1'
+client_secret = u'18828c1021069154576672e86b8ab2e1559d329a'
+
+
+from imgurpython import ImgurClient
+
+def get_input(string):
+	''' Get input from console regardless of python 2 or 3 '''
+	try:
+		return raw_input(string)
+	except:
+		return input(string)
+
+def authenticate():
+	client = ImgurClient(client_id, client_secret)
+
+	# Authorization flow, pin example (see docs for other auth types)
+	authorization_url = client.get_auth_url('pin')
+
+	print("Go to the following URL: {0}".format(authorization_url))
+
+	# Read in the pin, handle Python 2 or 3 here.
+	pin = get_input("Enter pin code: ")
+
+	# ... redirect user to `authorization_url`, obtain pin (or code or token) ...
+	credentials = client.authorize(pin, 'pin')
+	client.set_user_auth(credentials['access_token'], credentials['refresh_token'])
+
+	print("Authentication successful! Here are the details:")
+	print("   Access token:  {0}".format(credentials['access_token']))
+	print("   Refresh token: {0}".format(credentials['refresh_token']))
+
+	return client
+
+# If you want to run this as a standalone script, so be it!
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+	authenticate()
