try:
# Setting up a connection to Twitter using the Twitter API
api = TwitterAPI(consumer_key, consumer_secret, access_token, access_token_secret)
print bcolors.OKGREEN + "Initialisation OK!" + bcolors.ENDC
print bcolors.OKBLUE + 'Twitter Stream Request running' + bcolors.ENDC
# A request object which opens a stream to Twitter tracking the hashtag in question
r = api.request('statuses/filter', {'track':stringToTrack})
# Checks if text within the stream item is populated and issues a command to the Arduino
for item in r.get_iterator():
if 'text' in item:
print item['user']['screen_name'].encode('utf-8') + ' tweeted: ' + item['text'].encode('utf-8')# Print screen name and the tweet text
# It is possible to check the tweets for further commands using regular expressions to send multiple commands to the Arduino
if availableArduino:
print "Arduino turning on the LED"
ser.write(bytes(1)) # The command is a simple byte intepretation of the integer 1
sleep(arduinoWaitTime) # Wait before sending next command
ser.write(bytes(0))
sleep(arduinoWaitTime) # Wait before sending next command
except IncompleteRead:
# Oh well, reconnect and keep trucking
print "IncompleteRead occurred"
except KeyboardInterrupt:
# Or however you want to exit this loop
api.disconnect()
exit()
