Update Facebook Page's status using pyfacebook

Question

I am attempting to add functionality to my Django app: when a new post is approved, I want to update the corresponding Facebook Page's status with a message and a link to the post automatically. Basic status update.

I have downloaded and installed pyfacebook - and I have read through the tutorial from Facebook. I have also seen this suggestion here on SO:

import facebook
fb = facebook.Facebook('YOUR_API_KEY', 'YOUR_SECRET_KEY')
fb.auth.createToken()
fb.login() # THIS IS AS FAR AS I CAN GET
fb.auth.getSession()
fb.set_status('Checking out StackOverFlow.com')

When I get to the login() call, however, pyfacebook tries to open lynx so I can login to Facebook 'via the web' -- this is, obviously, not going to work for me because the system is supposed to be automated ... I've been looking, but can't find out how I can keep this all working with the script and not having to login via a web browser.

Any ideas?

Answer 1

In the definition of login, particularly in the docstring, it appears as though the intended behavior is to open up a browser in order to have you log in that way.

def login(self, popup=False):
    """Open a web browser telling the user to login to Facebook."""
    import webbrowser
    webbrowser.open(self.get_login_url(popup=popup))

Looking at the facebook page User:PyFacebook_Tutorial that you linked, it looks like the example with login is a "Desktop Applications" example. You want to follow the "Web Applications" section. I'd encourage you to simply press ahead with the tutorial there.

Answer 2

doesn't work again now isn't it ?