A Pythonista helper script for a Drafts app action used to create a Quotebook app entry. This is the bare-bones version. For error detection, logging and documentation see: https://gist.github.com/ChewingPencils/5134533

gistfile1.txt

# Sean Korzdorfer
# 2013-03-10
# quote_bits.py


import sys
import urllib
import webbrowser

def main():
    quoteBits = sys.argv[1].split('\n')  
    webbrowser.open(parseBits(quoteBits))
    

def parseBits(quoteBits):
    quoteURL = 'quotebook://add?quote=' + urllib.quote(quoteBits[0].encode('utf8'))
    if len(quoteBits) >= 2 and quoteBits[1] != '':
        quoteURL = quoteURL + '&author=' + urllib.quote(quoteBits[1].encode('utf8'))
    if len(quoteBits) >= 3 and quoteBits[2] != '':
        quoteURL = quoteURL + '&source=' + urllib.quote(quoteBits[2].encode('utf8'))
    if len(quoteBits) == 4 and quoteBits[3] != '':
        quoteURL = quoteURL + '&rating=' + urllib.quote(quoteBits[3].encode('utf8'))
    return quoteURL
    
if __name__ == '__main__':
    main()