Docstring cleanup

Mastodon.py

@@ -5,7 +5,8 @@ import os
 import os.path
 
 class Mastodon:
-    """ Super basic but thorough and easy to use mastodon.social 
+    """ 
+	Super basic but thorough and easy to use mastodon.social 
     api wrapper in python.
         
     If anything is unclear, check the official API docs at
@@ -23,13 +24,14 @@ class Mastodon:
     ###
     @staticmethod    
     def create_app(client_name, scopes = ['read', 'write', 'follow'], redirect_uris = None, to_file = None, api_base_url = __DEFAULT_BASE_URL):                 
-        """Creates a new app with given client_name and scopes (read, write, follow)
+        """
+		Creates a new app with given client_name and scopes (read, write, follow)
         
         Specify redirect_uris if you want users to be redirected to a certain page after authenticating.
         Specify to_file to persist your apps info to a file so you can use them in the constructor.
         Specify api_base_url if you want to register an app on an instance different from the flagship one.
            
-           returns client_id and client_secret
+        Returns client_id and client_secret.
         """
         request_data = {
             'client_name': client_name,
@@ -54,7 +56,8 @@ class Mastodon:
     # Authentication, including constructor
     ###
     def __init__(self, client_id, client_secret = None, access_token = None, api_base_url = __DEFAULT_BASE_URL):
-        """Create a new API wrapper instance based on the given client_secret and client_id. If you
+        """
+		Creates a new API wrapper instance based on the given client_secret and client_id. If you
         give a client_id and it is not a file, you must also give a secret.
            
         You can also directly specify an access_token, directly or as a file.
@@ -80,7 +83,8 @@ class Mastodon:
                 self.access_token = token_file.readline().rstrip()
                 
     def log_in(self, username, password, scopes = ['read', 'write', 'follow'], to_file = None):
-        """Logs in and sets access_token to what was returned.
+        """
+		Logs in and sets access_token to what was returned.
         Can persist access token to file.
         
         Returns the access_token, as well.
@@ -104,8 +108,10 @@ class Mastodon:
     # Reading data: Timelines
     ##
     def timeline(self, timeline = 'home', max_id = None, since_id = None, limit = None):
-        """Returns statuses, most recent ones first. Timeline can be home, mentions, public
+        """
-           or tag/:hashtag"""
+		Returns statuses, most recent ones first. Timeline can be home, mentions, public
+        or tag/:hashtag
+		"""
         params = self.__generate_params(locals(), ['timeline'])
         return self.__api_request('GET', '/api/v1/timelines/' + timeline, params)
     
@@ -113,58 +119,82 @@ class Mastodon:
     # Reading data: Statuses
     ###
     def status(self, id):
-        """Returns status."""
+        """
+		Returns a status.
+		"""
         return self.__api_request('GET', '/api/v1/statuses/' + str(id))
 
     def status_context(self, id):
-        """Returns ancestors and descendants of the status."""
+        """
+		Returns ancestors and descendants of the status.
+		"""
         return self.__api_request('GET', '/api/v1/statuses/' + str(id) + '/context')
     
     def status_reblogged_by(self, id):
-        """Returns a list of users that have reblogged a status."""
+        """
+		Returns a list of users that have reblogged a status.
+		"""
         return self.__api_request('GET', '/api/v1/statuses/' + str(id) + '/reblogged_by')
     
     def status_favourited_by(self, id):
-        """Returns a list of users that have favourited a status."""
+        """
+		Returns a list of users that have favourited a status.
+		"""
         return self.__api_request('GET', '/api/v1/statuses/' + str(id) + '/favourited_by')
     
     ###
     # Reading data: Accounts
     ###
     def account(self, id):
-        """Returns account."""
+        """
+		Returns account.
+		"""
         return self.__api_request('GET', '/api/v1/accounts/' + str(id))
 
     def account_verify_credentials(self):
-        """Returns authenticated user's account."""
+        """
+		Returns authenticated user's account.
+		"""
         return self.__api_request('GET', '/api/v1/accounts/verify_credentials')
     
     def account_statuses(self, id, max_id = None, since_id = None, limit = None):
-        """Returns statuses by user. Same options as timeline are permitted."""
+        """
+		Returns statuses by user. Same options as timeline are permitted.
+		"""
         params = self.__generate_params(locals(), ['id'])
         return self.__api_request('GET', '/api/v1/accounts/' + str(id) + '/statuses')
 
     def account_following(self, id):
-        """Returns users the given user is following."""
+        """
+		Returns users the given user is following.
+		"""
         return self.__api_request('GET', '/api/v1/accounts/' + str(id) + '/following')
 
     def account_followers(self, id):
-        """Returns users the given user is followed by."""
+        """
+		Returns users the given user is followed by.
+		"""
         return self.__api_request('GET', '/api/v1/accounts/' + str(id) + '/followers')
 
     def account_relationships(self, id):
-        """Returns relationships (following, followed_by, blocking) of the logged in user to 
+        """
-           a given account. id can be a list."""
+		Returns relationships (following, followed_by, blocking) of the logged in user to 
+        a given account. id can be a list.
+		"""
         params = self.__generate_params(locals())
         return self.__api_request('GET', '/api/v1/accounts/relationships', params)
     
     def account_suggestions(self):
-        """Returns accounts that the system suggests the authenticated user to follow."""
+        """
+		Returns accounts that the system suggests the authenticated user to follow.
+		"""
         return self.__api_request('GET', '/api/v1/accounts/suggestions') 
 
     def account_search(self, q, limit = None):
-        """Returns matching accounts. Will lookup an account remotely if the search term is 
+        """
-           in the username@domain format and not yet in the database."""
+		Returns matching accounts. Will lookup an account remotely if the search term is 
+        in the username@domain format and not yet in the database.
+		"""
         params = self.__generate_params(locals())
         return self.__api_request('GET', '/api/v1/accounts/search', params)
     
@@ -172,19 +202,25 @@ class Mastodon:
     # Writing data: Statuses
     ###
     def status_post(self, status, in_reply_to_id = None, media_ids = None):
-        """Posts a status. Can optionally be in reply to another status and contain
+        """
+		Posts a status. Can optionally be in reply to another status and contain
         up to four pieces of media (Uploaded via media_post()).
            
-           Returns the new status."""
+        Returns the new status.
+		"""
         params = self.__generate_params(locals())
         return self.__api_request('POST', '/api/v1/statuses', params)
     
     def toot(self, status):
-        """Synonym for status_post that only takes the status text as input."""
+        """
+		Synonym for status_post that only takes the status text as input.
+		"""
         return self.status_post(status)
         
     def status_delete(self, id):
-        """Deletes a status"""
+        """
+		Deletes a status
+		"""
         return self.__api_request('DELETE', '/api/v1/statuses/' + str(id))
 
     def status_reblog(self, id):
@@ -194,58 +230,73 @@ class Mastodon:
         return self.__api_request('POST', '/api/v1/statuses/' + str(id) + "/reblog")
 
     def status_unreblog(self, id):
-        """Un-reblogs a status.
+        """
+		Un-reblogs a status.
         
-        Returns the status that used to be reblogged."""
+        Returns the status that used to be reblogged.
+		"""
         return self.__api_request('POST', '/api/v1/statuses/' + str(id) + "/unreblog")
 
     def status_favourite(self, id):
-        """Favourites a status.
+        """
+		Favourites a status.
         
-           Returns the favourited status."""
+        Returns the favourited status.
+		"""
         return self.__api_request('POST', '/api/v1/statuses/' + str(id) + "/favourite")
     
     def status_unfavourite(self, id):
         """Favourites a status.
         
-           Returns the un-favourited status."""
+        Returns the un-favourited status.
+		"""
         return self.__api_request('POST', '/api/v1/statuses/' + str(id) + "/unfavourite")
     
     ###
     # Writing data: Statuses
     ###
     def account_follow(self, id):
-        """Follows a user.
+        """
+		Follows a user.
         
-           Returns the updated relationship to the user."""
+        Returns the updated relationship to the user.
+		"""
         return self.__api_request('POST', '/api/v1/accounts/' + str(id) + "/follow")
     
     def account_unfollow(self, id):
-        """Unfollows a user.
+        """
+		Unfollows a user.
         
-           Returns the updated relationship to the user."""
+        Returns the updated relationship to the user.
+		"""
         return self.__api_request('POST', '/api/v1/accounts/' + str(id) + "/unfollow")
     
     def account_block(self, id):
-        """Blocks a user.
+        """
+		Blocks a user.
         
-        Returns the updated relationship to the user."""
+        Returns the updated relationship to the user.
+		"""
         return self.__api_request('POST', '/api/v1/accounts/' + str(id) + "/block")
     
     def account_unblock(self, id):
-        """Unblocks a user.
+        """
+		Unblocks a user.
         
-        Returns the updated relationship to the user."""
+        Returns the updated relationship to the user.
+		"""
         return self.__api_request('POST', '/api/v1/accounts/' + str(id) + "/unblock")
 
     ###
     # Writing data: Media
     ###
     def media_post(self, media_file):
-        """Posts an image. media_file can either be image data or
+        """
+		Posts an image. media_file can either be image data or
         a file name.
            
-           Returns the ID of the media that can then be used in status_post()."""
+        Returns the ID of the media that can then be used in status_post().
+		"""
         if os.path.isfile(media_file):
             media_file = open(media_file, 'rb')
 
@@ -255,7 +306,9 @@ class Mastodon:
     # Internal helpers, dragons probably
     ###
     def __api_request(self, method, endpoint, params = {}, files = {}):
-        """ Internal API request helper."""
+        """
+		Internal API request helper.
+		"""
         response = None
         headers = None
         
@@ -280,7 +333,9 @@ class Mastodon:
         return response.json()
     
     def __generate_params(self, params, exclude = []):
-        """Internal named-parameters-to-dict helper"""
+        """
+		Internal named-parameters-to-dict helper.
+		"""
         params = dict(params)
         
         del params['self']