hopefully neuter works

bot.py

@@ -3,14 +3,20 @@ import logging
 
 # Mastodon bot to post things
 class bot():
-    def __init__(self, config):
+    def __init__(self, config, neuter=False):
+        self.neuter = neuter
         self.masto = Mastodon(access_token=config["mastodon"]["access_token"], api_base_url=config["mastodon"]["host"])
     
     # uploads media to mastodon, returns the mastodon ID
     # specify mimetype of video files as "video/mp4" to avoid error
     def upload_media(self, filename, mimetype=None):
         logging.info(f"Uploading media {filename}")
-        return self.masto.media_post(filename, mime_type=mimetype)
+        if not self.neuter:
+            returnval = self.masto.media_post(filename, mime_type=mimetype)
+        else:
+            print(f"Would have uploaded {filename}")
+            returnval = True
+        return returnval
     
     # uploads all given media
     def upload_all_media(self, filenames):
@@ -21,4 +27,7 @@ class bot():
     
     def toot(self, text, media=None):
         logging.info(f"Posting:\n  Text: {text}")
-        self.masto.status_post(text, media_ids=media)
+        if not self.neuter:
+            self.masto.status_post(text, media_ids=media)
+        else:
+            print(f"Would have posted {text}")