def totDJI(ticks):
tot = 0
for tick in ticks:
tot = tot + appAuth.getPercDiff(tick, 7)
return tot
while True: # Run the bot for all time (or until program exited)
tweets_done = False
tcur = datetime.utcnow().replace(tzinfo = pytz.utc) # get the current time (UTC)
print("Checking current time...")
# 2.5 hours pre-trading day in UCT
if (not tweets_done and (tcur.hour >= 11 and tcur.hour < 13) or (tcur.hour == 13 and tcur.minute < 30)):
print("Entering Pre-trading operations...")
totdji = totDJI(ticks)
dif = [appAuth.getPercDiff(t, 7) for t in ticks]
# Append *special* Dow Jones composite
dif.append(totdji)
ticks.append("DJI")
# Clear/Create Twitter Generator
twitGen = twitpost.TweetGenerator(dif, ticks)
# Generate Tweets
twitGen.generateTweets()
# Get the list of tweets
tweets_list = twitGen.getTweetList()
# Assign Tweets to friends
