send_sms.py

#Import the helper gateway class
from AfricasTalkingGateway import AfricasTalkingGateway, AfricasTalkingGatewayException

class SendSms(object):
    
    def __init__(self):
        pass

    def send_sms(self, recipient, message_body, username):
        #Login credentials for the API
        username = "alexmagana"
        apikey = "7854c8cccb76f963613888d2584f60bd265607bd8d2d1c3cb7a0c1e8ddd50aa1"
        
        #The recipient(s) of the message
        to = recipient#"+254729071228,+254702212525"
        
        #The content of the message to send to be sent
        message = message_body + " " + username#"This is a test, I hope you've been able to locate an M-Pesa agent."
        
        #Create an instance of the AfricasTalkingGateway class
        gateway = AfricasTalkingGateway(username, apikey)
        
        #Wrap the API call in a try-catch block, to capture any gateway errors that may arise
        try:
            #Call sendMessage function
            results = gateway.sendMessage(to,message)
            
            for recipient in results:
                #Evaluate the status response
                #The function returns "Success" or "error-message"
                print "number=%s;status=%s;messageId=%s;cost=%s" % (recipient['number'],
                                                                    recipient['status'],
                                                                    recipient['messageId'],
                                                                    recipient['cost'])
        except AfricasTalkingGatewayException, e:
            print "Encountered an error while sending: %s" % str(e)