def auth(request):
"""Kick off the OAuth process"""
tw = Twitter()
try:
token = tw.new_request_token()
except DownloadError:
return fail(request, _(u"Twitter is not responding!"
u" Refresh to try again."))
auth_url = tw.authorisation_url(token)
request.session["unauthed_token"] = token.to_string()
return HttpResponseRedirect(auth_url)
