Yahoo Chat in Python

Question

I'm wondering how the best way to build a way to interface with Yahoo Chat is. I haven't found anything that looks incredibly easy to do yet. One thought it to build it all from scratch, the other thought would be to grab the code from open source software. I could use something like zinc, however, this maybe more complex than it needs to be. Another option would be to find a library that supports it, however, I haven't seen one. What are your thoughts on how to proceed and what would be the best way? I'm not necessarily looking for the fastest way as this is a bit of a learning project for me.

Answer 1

Python-purple is a python API for accessing libpurple, the Pidgin backend. It will give you access to all the IM networks which Pidgin supports, including Y!Messenger, MSN Messenger, Jabber/GTalk/XMPP, and more...