Check out python-simple-hipchat for super simple message posting to your Hipchat rooms.#!/usr/bin/python
import hipchat
import sys
data = sys.stdin.readline()
hipster = hipchat.HipChat(token='xxxx')
hipster.method('rooms/message', method='POST', parameters={'room_id': yyyy, 'from': 'Hipster', 'message': data})