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Twython
=======
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```Twython``` is the premier Python library providing an easy (and up-to-date) way to access Twitter data. Actively maintained and featuring support for Python 2.6+ and Python 3. It's been battle tested by companies, educational institutions and individuals alike. Try it today!
Features
--------
- Query data for:
- User information
- Twitter lists
- Timelines
- Direct Messages
- and anything found in [the docs](https://dev.twitter.com/docs/api/1.1)
- Image Uploading:
- Update user status with an image
- Change user avatar
- Change user background image
- Change user banner image
- OAuth 2 Application Only (read-only) Support
- Support for Twitter's Streaming API
- Seamless Python 3 support!
Installation
------------
Install Twython via [pip](http://www.pip-installer.org/)
$ pip install twython
or, with [easy_install](<http://pypi.python.org/pypi/setuptools)
$ easy_install twython
But, hey... [that's up to you](http://www.pip-installer.org/en/latest/other-tools.html#pip-compared-to-easy-install).
Or, if you want the code that is currently on GitHub
git clone git://github.com/ryanmcgrath/twython.git
cd twython
python setup.py install
Starting Out
------------
First, you'll want to head over to https://dev.twitter.com/apps and register an application!
After you register, grab your applications `Consumer Key` and `Consumer Secret` from the application details tab.
The most common type of authentication is Twitter user authentication using OAuth 1. If you're a web app planning to have users sign up with their Twitter account and interact with their timelines, updating their status, and stuff like that this **is** the authentication for you!
First, you'll want to import Twython
```python
from twython import Twython
```
#### Authentication
##### Obtaining Authorization URL
Now, you'll want to create a Twython instance with your `Consumer Key` and `Consumer Secret`
```python
APP_KEY = 'YOUR_APP_KEY'
APP_SECET = 'YOUR_APP_SECRET'
twitter = Twython(APP_KEY, APP_SECRET)
auth = twitter.get_authentication_tokens(callback_url='http://mysite.com/callback')
```
##### Handling the Callback
After they authorize your application to access some of their account details, they'll be redirected to the callback url you specified in `get_autentication_tokens`
You'll want to extract the `oauth_token` and `oauth_verifier` from the url.
Django example:
```python
OAUTH_TOKEN = request.GET['oauth_token']
oauth_verifier = request.GET['oauth_verifier']
```
Now that you have the `oauth_token` and `oauth_verifier` stored to variables, you'll want to create a new instance of Twython and grab the final user tokens
```python
twitter = Twython(APP_KEY, APP_SECRET,
OAUTH_TOKEN, OAUTH_TOKEN_SECRET)
final_step = twitter.get_authorized_tokens(oauth_verifier)
```
Once you have the final user tokens, store them in a database for later use!
```python
OAUTH_TOKEN = final_step['oauth_token']
OAUTH_TOKEN_SECERT = final_step['oauth_token_secret']
```
For OAuth 2 (Application Only, read-only) authentication, see [our documentation](http://google.com)
#### Dynamic Function Arguments
Keyword arguments to functions are mapped to the functions available for each endpoint in the Twitter API docs. Doing this allows us to be incredibly flexible in querying the Twitter API, so changes to the API aren't held up from you using them by this library.
Basic Usage
-----------
*Function definitions (i.e. get_home_timeline()) can be found by reading over twython/endpoints.py*
Create a Twython instance with your application keys and the users OAuth tokens
```python
from twython import Twython
twitter = Twython(APP_KEY, APP_SECRET
OAUTH_TOKEN, OAUTH_TOKEN_SECRET)
```
##### Authenticated Users Home Timeline
Documentation: https://dev.twitter.com/docs/api/1.1/get/statuses/home_timeline
```python
twitter.get_home_timeline()
```
##### Updating Status
This method makes use of dynamic arguments, [read more about them](#dynamic-function-arguments)
Documentation: https://dev.twitter.com/docs/api/1/post/statuses/update
```python
twitter.update_status(status='See how easy using Twython is!')
```
##### Searching
> https://dev.twitter.com/docs/api/1.1/get/search/tweets says it takes "q" and "result_type" amongst other arguments
```python
twitter.search(q='twitter')
twitter.search(q='twitter', result_type='popular')
```
Advanced Usage
--------------
- [Advanced Twython Usage](http://google.com)
- [Streaming with Twython](http://google.com)
Notes
-----
* Twython 3.0.0 has been injected with 1000mgs of pure awesomeness! OAuth 2 application authentication is now supported. And a *whole lot* more! See the [CHANGELOG](https://github.com/ryanmcgrath/twython/blob/master/HISTORY.rst#300-2013-xx-xx) for more details!
Questions, Comments, etc?
-------------------------
My hope is that Twython is so simple that you'd never *have* to ask any questions, but if you feel the need to contact me for this (or other) reasons, you can hit me up at ryan@venodesigns.net.
Or if I'm to busy to answer, feel free to ping mikeh@ydekproductions.com as well.
Follow us on Twitter:
* **[@ryanmcgrath](http://twitter.com/ryanmcgrath)**
* **[@mikehelmick](http://twitter.com/mikehelmick)**
Want to help?
-------------
Twython is useful, but ultimately only as useful as the people using it (say that ten times fast!). If you'd like to help, write example code, contribute patches, document things on the wiki, tweet about it. Your help is always appreciated!

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Installation
------------
Install Twython via `pip <http://www.pip-installer.org/>`_::
Install Twython via `pip <http://www.pip-installer.org/>`_
.. code-block:: bash
$ pip install twython
or, with `easy_install <http://pypi.python.org/pypi/setuptools>`_::
or, with `easy_install <http://pypi.python.org/pypi/setuptools>`_
.. code-block:: bash
$ easy_install twython
But, hey... `that's up to you <http://www.pip-installer.org/en/latest/other-tools.html#pip-compared-to-easy-install>`_.
Or, if you want the code that is currently on GitHub::
Or, if you want the code that is currently on GitHub
.. code-block:: bash
git clone git://github.com/ryanmcgrath/twython.git
cd twython
python setup.py install
Documentation
-------------
Documentation is available at https://twython.readthedocs.org/en/latest/
Starting Out
------------
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The most common type of authentication is Twitter user authentication using OAuth 1. If you're a web app planning to have users sign up with their Twitter account and interact with their timelines, updating their status, and stuff like that this **is** the authentication for you!
First, you'll want to import Twython::
First, you'll want to import Twython
.. code-block:: python
from twython import Twython
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Now, you'll want to create a Twython instance with your ``Consumer Key`` and ``Consumer Secret``
::
Only pass *callback_url* to *get_authentication_tokens* if your application is a Web Application
Desktop and Mobile Applications **do not** require a callback_url
.. code-block:: python
APP_KEY = 'YOUR_APP_KEY'
APP_SECET = 'YOUR_APP_SECRET'
twitter = Twython(APP_KEY, APP_SECRET)
auth = twitter.get_authentication_tokens(callback_url='http://mysite.com/callback')
From the ``auth`` variable, save the ``oauth_token`` and ``oauth_token_secret`` for later use (these are not the final auth tokens). In Django or other web frameworks, you might want to store it to a session variable
.. code-block:: python
OAUTH_TOKEN = auth['oauth_token']
OAUTH_TOKEN_SECRET = auth['oauth_token_secret']
Send the user to the authentication url, you can obtain it by accessing
.. code-block:: python
auth['auth_url']
Handling the Callback
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
If your application is a Desktop or Mobile Application *oauth_verifier* will be the PIN code
After they authorize your application to access some of their account details, they'll be redirected to the callback url you specified in ``get_autentication_tokens``
You'll want to extract the ``oauth_token`` and ``oauth_verifier`` from the url.
You'll want to extract the ``oauth_verifier`` from the url.
Django example:
::
OAUTH_TOKEN = request.GET['oauth_token']
.. code-block:: python
oauth_verifier = request.GET['oauth_verifier']
Now that you have the ``oauth_token`` and ``oauth_verifier`` stored to variables, you'll want to create a new instance of Twython and grab the final user tokens::
Now that you have the ``oauth_verifier`` stored to a variable, you'll want to create a new instance of Twython and grab the final user tokens
.. code-block:: python
twitter = Twython(APP_KEY, APP_SECRET,
OAUTH_TOKEN, OAUTH_TOKEN_SECRET)
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OAUTH_TOKEN = final_step['oauth_token']
OAUTH_TOKEN_SECERT = final_step['oauth_token_secret']
For OAuth 2 (Application Only, read-only) authentication, see `our documentation <http://google.com>`_
For OAuth 2 (Application Only, read-only) authentication, see `our documentation <https://twython.readthedocs.org/en/latest/usage/starting_out.html#oauth-2>`_
Dynamic Function Arguments
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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**Function definitions (i.e. get_home_timeline()) can be found by reading over twython/endpoints.py**
Create a Twython instance with your application keys and the users OAuth tokens::
Create a Twython instance with your application keys and the users OAuth tokens
.. code-block:: python
from twython import Twython
twitter = Twython(APP_KEY, APP_SECRET
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Documentation: https://dev.twitter.com/docs/api/1.1/get/statuses/home_timeline
::
.. code-block:: python
twitter.get_home_timeline()
Updating Status
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
This method makes use of dynamic arguments, `read more about them <http://google.com>`_
This method makes use of dynamic arguments, `read more about them <https://twython.readthedocs.org/en/latest/usage/starting_out.html#dynamic-function-arguments>`_
Documentation: https://dev.twitter.com/docs/api/1/post/statuses/update
::
.. code-block:: python
twitter.update_status(status='See how easy using Twython is!')
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https://dev.twitter.com/docs/api/1.1/get/search/tweets says it takes "q" and "result_type" amongst other arguments
::
.. code-block:: python
twitter.search(q='twitter')
twitter.search(q='twitter', result_type='popular')
@ -153,8 +190,8 @@ Searching
Advanced Usage
--------------
- `Advanced Twython Usage <http://google.com>`_
- `Streaming with Twython <http://google.com>`_
- `Advanced Twython Usage <https://twython.readthedocs.org/en/latest/usage/advanced_usage.html>`_
- `Streaming with Twython <https://twython.readthedocs.org/en/latest/usage/streaming_api.html>`_
Notes

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Obtain Authorization URL
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
.. note:: Only pass *callback_url* to *get_authentication_tokens* if your application is a Web Application
Desktop and Mobile Applications **do not** require a callback_url
.. code-block:: python
APP_KEY = 'YOUR_APP_KEY'
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twitter = Twython(APP_KEY, APP_SECRET)
auth = twitter.get_authentication_tokens(callback_url='http://mysite.com/callback')
From the ``auth`` variable, save the ``oauth_token_secret`` for later use. In Django or other web frameworks, you might want to store it to a session variable
From the ``auth`` variable, save the ``oauth_token_secret`` for later use (these are not the final auth tokens). In Django or other web frameworks, you might want to store it to a session variable
.. code-block:: python
OAUTH_TOKEN = auth['oauth_token']
OAUTH_TOKEN_SECRET = auth['oauth_token_secret']
Send the user to the authentication url, you can obtain it by accessing
@ -67,18 +72,18 @@ Send the user to the authentication url, you can obtain it by accessing
Handling the Callback
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
.. note:: If your application is a Desktop or Mobile Application *oauth_verifier* will be the PIN code
After they authorize your application to access some of their account details, they'll be redirected to the callback url you specified in ``get_autentication_tokens``
You'll want to extract the ``oauth_token`` and ``oauth_verifier`` from the url.
You'll want to extract the ``oauth_verifier`` from the url.
Django example:
.. code-block:: python
OAUTH_TOKEN = request.GET['oauth_token']
oauth_verifier = request.GET['oauth_verifier']
Now that you have the ``oauth_token`` and ``oauth_verifier`` stored to variables, you'll want to create a new instance of Twython and grab the final user tokens
Now that you have the ``oauth_verifier`` stored to a variable, you'll want to create a new instance of Twython and grab the final user tokens
.. code-block:: python

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if self.oauth_version != 1:
raise TwythonError('This method can only be called when your OAuth version is 1.0.')
callback_url = callback_url or self.callback_url
request_args = {}
if callback_url:
request_args['oauth_callback'] = callback_url