pip install simplenote

easy_install simplenote

import simplenote
simplenote = simplenote.Simplenote(user, password)

simplenote.get_note_list(since=YYYY-MM-DD, tags=[])     # Supports optional `since` parameter that takes "YYYY-MM-DD"
                                                        # date string to return only notes modified since this date.
                                                        # Supports optional `tags` parameter that takes a list of tags
                                                        # to return only notes that contain at least one of these tags.

simplenote.get_note(note_id)                            # note id is value of key `key` in note dict as returned
                                                        # by get_note_list. Supports optional version integer as
                                                        # argument to return previous versions

simplenote.add_note(note)                               # A ``note`` object is a dictionary with at least a
                                                        # ``content`` property, containing the note text.

simplenote.update_note(note)                            # The ``update_note`` method needs a note object which
                                                        # also has a ``key`` property.
simplenote.trash_note(note_id)

simplenote.delete_note(note_id)