Blog | Trying out the twython library for twitter

Picking up the articles about python libraries to access twitter, in the last article I explained how to discover trending topics with the python-twitter library; now it is twython's turn. The project page is on github.

Twython supports the following:

Search for:
- User information.
- Twitter lists.
- Timelines.
- Direct messages (DM).
- Anything found in the twitter API documentation.
Image updates:
- Updating a user's status with an image.
- Changing a user's avatar.
- Changing the background image.
- Changing the banner.
Read-only support for OAuth2
Support for the twitter stream API.
Support for Python 3.

For more information you can visit the documentation at the following link. To handle the authentication of the application and of the code you can read Efrain Valles' article, playing with the twitter APIs and python .

To install twython use pip or easy_install as root from the command line:

root@grievous:~# pip install twython

The first thing to do is send a tweet with an image and then text only; the implementation uses a proxy to send the tweets, then the user's timeline is shown on screen and finally the result of searching for the word python.

The application code is shown below:

#!/usr/bin/env python

# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-

#Se define el token de la aplicacion

CONSUMER_KEY = 'xxxxx'

CONSUMER_SECRET = 'xxxxx'

#Se define el acceso al usuario

ACCESS_KEY = 'xxxxx'

ACCESS_SECRET = 'xxxxx'



#Se importa twython y de time a  sleep

from twython import Twython

from time import sleep



#Se define los argumentos del cliente, la ip y puerto del proxy, el tiempo de intento de la conexion y el nombre de la

#aplicacion cliente

client_args = {'headers': {'User-Agent': 'cmdtweetpy'},'proxies': {'http': '127.0.0.1:xxxx'},'timeout': 300}



#Conectar a twitter y enviar un tweet,

#Si no se logra la conexion se devuelve un mensaje.

try:

    api = Twython(CONSUMER_KEY,CONSUMER_SECRET,ACCESS_KEY,ACCESS_SECRET,client_args = client_args)

    photo = open('linux.jpg','rb')

    api.update_status_with_media(media=photo, status='May the source be with you=> ')

    api.update_status(status="Enviando tweets con twython por medio de un proxy")

    print("Tweet enviado con exito")

except twython.exceptions.TwythonAuthError:

    print(u"Error de autenticación, no se pudo envíar el tweet")



#Listar el timeline del usuario



listado = api.get_home_timeline()


print("Timeline del usuario _seraph1")


print("-----------------------------")


for i in listado:


    print i[u'text']


    sleep(1)


print("-----------------------------")





#Se realiza una busqueda de la palabra python con tipo de resultado popular


resultados = api.search(q='python',result_type='popular')


#resultados = api.search(q='python')


#


datos= resultados.keys()


print("Elementos del diccionario: %s" %datos)


print("Resultado de la busqueda: python")





print("--------------------------------")


for i in range(len(resultados[datos[1]])):


        print resultados[datos[1]][i][u'text']


        print "***********************************"


print("--------------------------------")

The application output is shown below:

Tweet enviado con exito
Timeline del usuario _seraph1
-----------------------------
Bo Xilai Gets Life Sentence http://t.co/oWBTgTBJKv
(Starting with "A") Armstrong, Aslan, Atran: Who will be the first to say this has nothing to do with religion?
http://t.co/8IacERuHN7
All About Team Building &amp; #Leadership Exercises at Work! http://t.co/SEI89zGp8P #managers
#linux #netdev  Re: [Xen-devel] [PATCH net-next] xen-netfront: convert to GRO API and advertise this feature http://t.co/3nWDlbv7pT
#linux #netdev  [PATCH net 3/5] bnx2x: 57840 non-external loopback test fail on 1G http://t.co/tI6azgkcBZ
"Read the collective bargaining agreement, we can do that" RT @BradStone: ESPN reports #Browns now fielding offers for their fans' souls.
“@SoftwareHollis: @CloudExpo - can't wait for November.  Looking forward to presenting! http://t.co/b3dc2a08KU #Cloud #SocialMedia #SaaS”
.@jeancase - this is really about the democratization of ideas - the smartest people in the room probably don't work for you #2030NOW
Achieving Accountability With Talk of Infidelity - via @toddbnielsen http://t.co/hZktGZZ3EK #leadership
RT @les_leopold: Solution to the Student Debt Crisis: No More Debt
http://t.co/hsvdZj9uJQ
Recuerda cerrar sesión cuando entres a #Clavenet desde cualquier equipo. #TipdeSeguridad
-----------------------------
Elementos del diccionario: [u'search_metadata', u'statuses']
Resultado de la busqueda: python
--------------------------------
"Well, everday's a workout when you gotta carry around a 20 pound python in your jeans." -Will Forte 'MacGruber' 2010
***********************************
Aprende Python desde cero [Guía completa] http://t.co/ZZE2NXEOVG #YoComparto
***********************************
「d3はシングルスレッドなのでHadoopからデータ直接流し込んで大規模処理するわけにはいかないから、サーバ側でPythonとか走らせ、集計やサンプリング済みデータをJSに渡して可視化してる」的なこと言ったら「フリーソフトでは大規模なデータマイニングは難しい」っていう纏め方された
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Please RT! The most significant fact about today's Raspberry Jam for kids at PyconUK is the gender split: 50/50. #python #progress
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先方、データマイニングについての記事のインタビューなのにPythonとか全く知らない（名前すらしらない）ようで、RやPython、果てはd3.jsとか全部ひっくるめて「フリーソフトを利用して分析している」っていうすごいざっくりしたまとめられ方してて、前後の話に矛盾が出てる
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Obviously Monty Python was never shown on JA TV as the Reggae Charts out there have Silly Walks Record label listed as err..'Silky Walks".
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Air Jordan IV “Black Python” Customs. WIN or BIN? #CurtienFashion http://t.co/SHu9MKOOB5
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Defenders of Obamacare dismissing "glitches" increasingly sound like the Black Knight from Monty Python http://t.co/SGV8ys8hMF
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Without this Beatle, Monty Python's "Life of Brian" would never have been made http://t.co/85ys7bLo6S #5facts
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Indonesia adalah Tempat ditemukannya ular terpanjang di dunia yaitu, Python Reticulates sepanjang 10 meter di Sulawesi. #7d
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Recruiter: "I came across your resume in a Google search. You seem to have an awesome expertise on python" To Guido. https://t.co/lAbeQVgo1I
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Mozilla Webdev is looking for a Web Engineer - Python, Django, jQuery, OSS - http://t.co/9hg8GFOeSl
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Writing a High Performance Python book: I'm terribly excited to announce that I'm co-authoring an O'Reilly... http://t.co/ZctbSoZGqa
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If you can write PHP, you can write C/C++/Java/Python/Ruby/whatever.  These language aren't all that different.
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'El sentido de la vida' cumple 30 años: 12 cosas que probablemente no sabías de la peli de los Monty Python http://t.co/hBVKUCIMFJ
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Trying out the twython library for twitter