packagetrack 0.2

Installation

Simple as:

$ easy_install packagetrack

Or if you prefer, download the source and then:

$ python setup.py build
$ python setup.py install

Example

>>> from packagetrack import Package
>>> package = Package('1Z9999999999999999')
# Identify packages (UPS, FedEx, and USPS)
>>> package.shipper
'UPS'
# Track packages (UPS only, requires API access)
>>> info = package.track()
>>> print info.status
IN TRANSIT TO
>>> print info.delivery_date
2010-06-25 00:00:00
>>> print info.last_update
2010-06-19 00:54:00
# Get tracking URLs (UPS, FedEx, and USPS)
>>> print package.url()
http://wwwapps.ups.com/WebTracking/processInputRequest?TypeOfInquiryNumber=T&InquiryNumber1=1Z9999999999999999

UPS API Configuration

To enable UPS package tracking, get an account and an API license number on the UPS website, then make a file at ~/.packagetrack that looks like:

[UPS]
license_number = XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
user_id = XXXX
password = XXXX

License

Packagetrack is released under the GNU General Public License (GPL). See the LICENSE file for full text of the license.