helpers.py

# Copied from - http://nodotcom.org/python-facebook-tutorial.html

import facebook
import os


def fbpost(msg):

  cfg = {
    "page_id"      : os.environ["PAGE_ID"],  
    "access_token" : os.environ["ACCESS_TOKEN"]
    }

  api = get_api(cfg)
  status = api.put_object(parent_object='me', connection_name='feed', message=msg)

def get_api(cfg):
  graph = facebook.GraphAPI(cfg['access_token'])
  # Get page token to post as the page. You can skip 
  # the following if you want to post as yourself. 
  resp = graph.get_object('me/accounts')
  page_access_token = None
  for page in resp['data']:
    if page['id'] == cfg['page_id']:
      page_access_token = page['access_token']
  graph = facebook.GraphAPI(page_access_token)
  return graph
  # You can also skip the above if you get a page token:
  # http://stackoverflow.com/questions/8231877/facebook-access-token-for-pages
  # and make that long-lived token as in Step 3