From 687ccefc54eb4f59525cdfc4f2224ee7ec3c4f5f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Ben McGinnes Date: Sat, 17 May 2014 00:45:04 +1000 Subject: [PATCH] Create block_user.py CLI script to block a user as specified by command arguments. --- examples/block_user.py | 20 ++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 20 insertions(+) create mode 100644 examples/block_user.py diff --git a/examples/block_user.py b/examples/block_user.py new file mode 100644 index 0000000..a06c5f0 --- /dev/null +++ b/examples/block_user.py @@ -0,0 +1,20 @@ +from twython import Twython, TwythonError + +# Optionally accept user data from the command line (or elsewhere). +# +# Usage: follow_user.py ryanmcgrath + +import sys + +if len(sys.argv) >= 2: + target = sys.argv[1] +else: + target = raw_input("User to follow: ") # For Python 3.x use: target = input("User to follow: ") + +# Requires Authentication as of Twitter API v1.1 +twitter = Twython(APP_KEY, APP_SECRET, OAUTH_TOKEN, OAUTH_TOKEN_SECRET) + +try: + twitter.create_block(screen_name=target, follow="true") +except TwythonError as e: + print(e)