def fetch_tweets(api, by_what, username_or_query, last_id):
tweets_table = []
tweets_table, error_message, last_fetched_id = init_params()
count = get_count(last_id)
try:
if by_what == 'username':
username = username_or_query
tweets_table, last_fetched_id = create_tweets_table(
api,
api.user_timeline(username, tweet_mode='extended',
count=count), last_id)
elif by_what == 'newsfeed':
tweets_table, last_fetched_id = create_tweets_table(
api, api.home_timeline(tweet_mode='extended', count=count),
last_id)
elif by_what == 'query':
query = username_or_query
tweets_table, last_fetched_id = create_tweets_table(
api, api.search(query, tweet_mode='extended', count=count),
last_id)
else:
g_.log_entry(
"The user needs to enter how s/he wants to fetch tweets.",
g_.const_error)
except Exception as e:
error_message = str(e)
return [], 0, error_message
return tweets_table, last_fetched_id, error_message
def write_to_trackers_list(type_, name, username):
filename = './lists/' + type_ + '.csv'
file_write_to = open(filename, "a+", encoding='utf-8')
file_write_to.write(name + "," + username + "\n")
g_.log_entry(name + "," + username + " added to the tracking list.",
g_.const_info)
file_write_to.close()
import fetch_tweets as fetch
import global_ as g_
import time
api = g_.setup()
run_always = True
while run_always == True:
search_term = input("Enter the seach term: ")
last_fetched_id = g_.get_last_fetched_id(search_term)
tweets_table, last_fetched_id, error_message = fetch.fetch_tweets(
api, "query", search_term, last_fetched_id)
if len(tweets_table) > 0:
g_.dump_file(search_term, tweets_table)
g_.update_last_fetched(search_term, last_fetched_id)
g_.log_entry(
str(len(tweets_table)) + " tweets for search term " +
str(search_term), g_.const_info)
for tweet in tweets_table:
print(tweet[3])
print("========")
else:
g_.log_entry("No new tweets for search term " + str(search_term),
g_.const_info)
time.sleep(300)
api = g_.setup()
run_always = True
while run_always == True:
users_list_file = open("./lists/politicians.csv", "r", encoding="utf-8")
users_list = users_list_file.read()
"""
Guide:
tweets_table, last_fetched_id, error_message = fetch_tweets(api, "username", username, last_id)
tweets_table, last_fetched_id, error_message = fetch_tweets(api, "newsfeed", '', last_id)
tweets_table, last_fetched_id, error_message = fetch_tweets(api, "query", query, last_id)
"""
for user in users_list.split("\n"):
if len(user) > 0:
full_name = user.split(",")[0]
username = user.split(",")[1]
last_fetched_id = g_.get_last_fetched_id(username)
tweets_table, last_fetched_id, error_message = fetch.fetch_tweets(
api, "username", username, last_fetched_id)
if len(tweets_table) > 0:
g_.dump_file(username, tweets_table)
g_.update_last_fetched(username, last_fetched_id)
g_.log_entry(
str(len(tweets_table)) + " tweets from " + str(full_name),
g_.const_info)
else:
g_.log_entry("No new tweets from " + str(full_name),
g_.const_info)
time.sleep(300)
api = g_.setup()
acceptable_type_s = [
"politicians", "media", "industrialists", "sportspersons", "influencers"
]
mode = input(
"Single link or import from file? Possible Answers: [single | file]")
if mode == 'single':
add_more = True
while add_more == True:
type_ = input(
"Choose --> Politicians | Media | Industrialists | Sportspersons | Influencers :"
).lower()
if type_ not in acceptable_type_s:
print("Please enter a valid option.")
else:
link = input("Enter the Twitter link: ").strip()
import_by_link(link, type_)
choice = input("Add another one? ").strip()
if choice in ["yes", "yea", "ok"]:
add_more = True
else:
add_more = False
if mode == 'file':
type_ = input(
"Choose --> Politicians | Media | Industrialists | Sportspersons | Influencers :"
).lower()
if type_ not in acceptable_type_s:
g_.log_entry("This is not an acceptable name.", g_.const_error)
else:
import_by_file(type_)