import httplib2
import urllib
import re
import os

class forismatic:
    def __init__(self, language):        
        self.language=language
        self.quote=''
        self.author=''
        self.quoteLink=''
        
    def getQuote(self):
        http=httplib2.Http()
        url='http://api.forismatic.com/api/1.0/'
        body={'method':'getQuote', 'key':'', 'format':'xml', 'lang':self.language}
        headers={'Content-type':'application/x-www-form-urlencoded'}
        self.response=http.request(url, 'POST', headers=headers, body=urllib.urlencode(body))
        
        self.parse()
        
    def parse(self):
        resp=str(self.response)
        temp=re.findall(r'<quoteText>(.*?)</quoteText>', resp)
        self.quote=temp[0]
        temp=re.findall(r'<quoteAuthor>(.*?)</quoteAuthor>', resp)
        self.author=temp[0]
        temp=re.findall(r'<quoteLink>(.*?)</quoteLink>', resp)
        self.quoteLink=temp[0]
        
        

from api import forismatic
m=forismatic('ru')
m.getQuote()
print m.quote

>>> a
'\\xd0\\x96\\xd0\\xb8\\xd0\\xb7\\xd0\\xbd\\xd1\\x8c \\xd0\\xba\\xd0\\xbe\\xd1\\x80\\xd0\\xbe\\xd1\\x82\\xd0\\xba\\xd0\\xb0, \\xd0\\xb8 \\xd0\\xbf\\xd0\\xbe\\xd1\\x8d\\xd1\\x82\\xd0\\xbe\\xd0\\xbc\\xd1\\x83 \\xd0\\xbd\\xd0\\xb5 \\xd1\\x81\\xd0\\xbb\\xd0\\xb5\\xd0\\xb4\\xd1\\x83\\xd0\\xb5\\xd1\\x82 \\xd1\\x82\\xd0\\xb5\\xd1\\x80\\xd1\\x8f\\xd1\\x82\\xd1\\x8c \\xd0\\xb2\\xd1\\x80\\xd0\\xb5\\xd0\\xbc\\xd0\\xb5\\xd0\\xbd\\xd0\\xb8, \\xd0\\xbd\\xd1\\x83\\xd0\\xb6\\xd0\\xbd\\xd0\\xbe \\xd0\\xbd\\xd0\\xb0\\xd1\\x81\\xd0\\xbb\\xd0\\xb0\\xd0\\xb6\\xd0\\xb4\\xd0\\xb0\\xd1\\x82\\xd1\\x8c\\xd1\\x81\\xd1\\x8f \\xd0\\xb5\\xd1\\x8e. '
>>> print a
\xd0\x96\xd0\xb8\xd0\xb7\xd0\xbd\xd1\x8c \xd0\xba\xd0\xbe\xd1\x80\xd0\xbe\xd1\x82\xd0\xba\xd0\xb0, \xd0\xb8 \xd0\xbf\xd0\xbe\xd1\x8d\xd1\x82\xd0\xbe\xd0\xbc\xd1\x83 \xd0\xbd\xd0\xb5 \xd1\x81\xd0\xbb\xd0\xb5\xd0\xb4\xd1\x83\xd0\xb5\xd1\x82 \xd1\x82\xd0\xb5\xd1\x80\xd1\x8f\xd1\x82\xd1\x8c \xd0\xb2\xd1\x80\xd0\xb5\xd0\xbc\xd0\xb5\xd0\xbd\xd0\xb8, \xd0\xbd\xd1\x83\xd0\xb6\xd0\xbd\xd0\xbe \xd0\xbd\xd0\xb0\xd1\x81\xd0\xbb\xd0\xb0\xd0\xb6\xd0\xb4\xd0\xb0\xd1\x82\xd1\x8c\xd1\x81\xd1\x8f \xd0\xb5\xd1\x8e.