def save_user_followers(user):
try:
c = Cursor(api.followers,user.user_id)
except TweepError:
print "tweep breaks!"
print TweepError.message
while(True):
try:
print 'taking a rest before move to next page'
sleep(10)
page = c.pages().next()
print "start a new page of user ", user.scrn_name, \
'page', c.pages().count
except TweepError:
print "tweep breaks!"
print TweepError.message
continue
except StopIteration:
print "Move to next unscanned"
break
for tweepy_user in page:
print "follower -----", tweepy_user.screen_name, "----- found......"
if TwitterUser.get_by_id(tweepy_user.id) or \
is_in_no_chn(tweepy_user.id):
print 'ALREADY in DB!!, skip'
continue
try:
if not tweepy_user.protected or \
(tweepy_user.protected and tweepy_user.following):
if is_chn(tweepy_user):
print "and speaks Chinese! Saving...."
TwitterUser.save_tweepy_user(tweepy_user)
else:
save_non_chn(tweepy_user.id)
print "pitty, s/he is not Chinese Speaker, next..."
continue
except TweepError:
print "tweep breaks!"
print TweepError.message
try:
print "the remaining hit is ", \
api.rate_limit_status()['remaining_hits']
except TweepError:
print "tweep breaks!"
print TweepError.message
page =[]
user.update_scanned()
def init():
db.init()
first_user = api.me()
TwitterUser.save_tweepy_user(first_user)