update-participants.py

#!/usr/bin/python

import render
import os
import sys
import xmlrpclib
import subprocess


XMLRPC_ENDPOINT = 'http://iron-blogger.mit.edu/xmlrpc.php'
USER            = 'nelhage'
BLOG_ID         = 1
PAGE_ID         = 16

try:
    subprocess.call(['stty', '-echo'])
    passwd = raw_input("Password for %s: " % (USER,))
    print
finally:
    subprocess.call(['stty', 'echo'])

x = xmlrpclib.ServerProxy(XMLRPC_ENDPOINT)
page = x.wp.getPage(BLOG_ID, PAGE_ID, USER, passwd)

text = render.render_template('templates/users.tmpl')
page['description'] = text

x.wp.editPage(BLOG_ID, PAGE_ID, USER, passwd, page, True)