class MailChimp(object): def __init__(self, apikey): self.api_key = apikey self.provider = MailSnake(self.api_key) def test_connection(self): try: self.provider.ping() except Exception, err: logging.error(err) return False return True
def connect_mailchimp(api_key): """ Initializes connection to the mailchimp api """ mailchimp = MailSnake(api_key) result = mailchimp.ping() log.debug(result) return mailchimp