PacketTerrier Twitter Bot
September 13th, 2011
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Like any good nerd, I felt my dog needed a twitter. This is written in Python using the python-twitter library.
http://www.twitter.com/PacketTerrier
#!/usr/bin/env python
import time
import twitter
import math
import random
import threading
import logging
interface = twitter.Api(consumer_key='', consumer_secret='', access_token_key='', access_token_secret='')
def main():
logging.basicConfig(filename='packetTwitter.log',level=logging.DEBUG)
tt = TweeterThread(interface)
ft = FrienderThread(interface)
tt.daemon = True
ft.daemon = True
tt.start()
ft.start()
while True:
time.sleep(1)
pass
class TweeterThread(threading.Thread):
def __init__(self,interface):
self.interface = interface
threading.Thread.__init__(self)
def run(self):
logging.info("Tweeter Start")
message = None
lastMessage = None
status = None
while True:
nextSleep = math.ceil(random.uniform(1800,7200))
while message == lastMessage:
message = chooseTweet(nextSleep)
time.sleep(15)
try:
logging.info("Posting status update")
status = self.interface.PostUpdate(message)
except twitter.TwitterError, error:
logging.error("Twitter API Error: '%s' Trying again in 60 seconds." % error.message)
nextSleep = 60
logging.debug(message)
lastMessage = message
time.sleep(nextSleep)
class FrienderThread(threading.Thread):
def __init__(self,interface):
self.interface = interface
threading.Thread.__init__(self)
def run(self):
logging.info("Friender Start")
friends = self.interface.GetFriends()
while True:
logging.info("Checking for new friends")
replies = self.interface.GetReplies()
for r in replies:
isFriend = False
for f in friends:
if f._screen_name == r._user._screen_name:
isFriend = True
if not isFriend:
logging.info("Making friends with %s" % r._user._screen_name)
self.interface.CreateFriendship(r._user._screen_name)
self.interface.PostUpdate("Hai @%s! I like making new friends! Did you bring me treats?!?!" % r._user._screen_name)
friends = self.interface.GetFriends()
time.sleep(600)
def chooseTweet(nextSleep):
hour = time.strftime("%H")
minute = time.strftime("%M")
if hour >= 23 and (hour < = 6 and minute <= 59):
messageFile = "sleepMessage.txt"
elif hour >= 16 and hour < = 17 and (time.strftime("%w") >= 1 and time.strftime("%w") <= 5):
messageFile = "homeSoonMessage.txt"
else:
messageFile = "dayMessage.txt"
messages = list()
mf = open(messageFile, "r")
for line in mf:
messages.append(line)
mf.close()
return random.choice(messages).strip()
if __name__ == '__main__':
main()
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. The default options will work fine for this.