# CCS CS Lab Delicious Utilities
#
# Douglas Thrift
#
# $Id$

import base64
import contextlib
import httplib

def authenticate(username, password):
	with contextlib.closing(httplib.HTTPSConnection('api.del.icio.us', strict = True)) as connection:
		connection.request('HEAD', '/v1/posts/update', headers = {'Authorization': 'Basic ' + base64.b64encode('%s:%s' % (username, password))})

		return connection.getresponse().status == 200