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Asked: 2026-05-22T17:45:42+00:00

I am working on a python application which allows me to post updates/statuses to

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I am working on a python application which allows me to post updates/statuses to Facebook.

I am facing a basic problem with getting access tokens.

Since this application is working on the desktop, there is no question of using some web server.

I understand that I have to open a URL:

https://www.facebook.com/dialog/oauth?client_id=YOUR_APP_ID&redirect_uri=https://www.facebook.com/connect/login_success.html

..and get the tokens out of the redirected URL.

But even this is out of option, since mine is a console based application. The closest I can get to using embedded browser is by using Python’s mechanize module.

Is there any other option?

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  1. Editorial Team

    Maybe you can have some setup process where you obtain the tokens with offline access, that way the user will need to be presented with facebook login page only once, then you use this token later with the console app.

    See offline_access on http://developers.facebook.com/docs/authentication/permissions/

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