def tweet_tweet(lastUpdate):
# work out the definition
print("defining %s..." % lastUpdate['text'])
# define things
definition_data = word_grabber.define_word(lastUpdate['text'])
if definition_data is not None:
word = lastUpdate['text']
short_def = tweet_shortener.shorten_definition(lastUpdate['text'], definition_data['definitions'][0])
# set up the link
link = 'http://defineeveryword.heroku.com/%s' % lastUpdate["id"]
# set up the tweet string
tweet_string = "%s: %s %s" % (lastUpdate["text"], short_def, link)
print "tweeting: %s" % tweet_string
# get the vars
vars = configs.get_twitter_vars()
tweet_attempt = tweet_sender.send_tweet(word, tweet_string, vars["consumer_key"], vars["consumer_secret"], vars["oauth_token"], vars["token_secret"])
return tweet_attempt
else:
return "nothing to tweet =("
def grab_twitter_updates(tweet_id=None):
# tweetorz
from twitter import Twitter, OAuth
vars = configs.get_twitter_vars()
oauth = OAuth(vars["oauth_token"], vars["token_secret"], vars["consumer_key"], vars["consumer_secret"])
# intialize things
twitter = Twitter(domain='api.twitter.com',
auth=oauth,
api_version='1.1')
if tweet_id is not None:
return twitter.statuses.show(id=tweet_id)
else:
return twitter.statuses.user_timeline(screen_name="everyword")
