import sys
import random
import datetime
import os.path as op
from pprint import pprint

import requests
from mastodon import Mastodon

# --------------------------------------------------

def main():

    mastodon = Mastodon(
        access_token = 'token.dat',
        api_base_url = 'https://your.site/'
    )
    
    with open('quotes.dat', 'r', encoding='utf-8') as file:
        data = file.readlines()

    quote = data[random.randint(0, len(data))]
    toot  = quote

    mastodon.status_post(toot, media_ids=None, visibility='unlisted')


if __name__ == '__main__':
    sys.exit(main())