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2import webbrowser
3import time
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4
5from api import Twitter
6from oauth import OAuth, write_token_file
7
8def oauth_dance(app_name, consumer_key, consumer_secret, token_filename=None):
9 """
10 Perform the OAuth dance with some command-line prompts. Return the
11 oauth_token and oauth_token_secret.
12
13 Provide the name of your app in `app_name`, your consumer_key, and
14 consumer_secret. This function will open a web browser to let the
15 user Allow your app to access their Twitter account. PIN
16 authentication is used.
17
18 If a token_filename is given, the oauth tokens will be written to
19 the file.
20 """
21 print ("Hi there! We're gonna get you all set up to use %s." % app_name)
22 twitter = Twitter(
23 auth=OAuth('', '', consumer_key, consumer_secret),
24 format='')
25 oauth_token, oauth_token_secret = parse_oauth_tokens(
26 twitter.oauth.request_token())
27 print """
28In the web browser window that opens please choose to Allow
29access. Copy the PIN number that appears on the next page and paste or
30type it here:
31"""
32 webbrowser.open(
33 'http://api.twitter.com/oauth/authorize?oauth_token=' +
34 oauth_token)
35 time.sleep(2) # Sometimes the last command can print some
36 # crap. Wait a bit so it doesn't mess up the next
37 # prompt.
38 oauth_verifier = raw_input("Please type the PIN: ").strip()
39 twitter = Twitter(
40 auth=OAuth(
ddeba164 41 oauth_token, oauth_token_secret, consumer_key, consumer_secret),
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42 format='')
43 oauth_token, oauth_token_secret = parse_oauth_tokens(
44 twitter.oauth.access_token(oauth_verifier=oauth_verifier))
45 if token_filename:
46 write_token_file(
47 token_filename, oauth_token, oauth_token_secret)
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48 print
49 print "That's it! Your authorization keys have been written to %s." % (
50 token_filename)
51 return oauth_token, oauth_token_secret
52
53def parse_oauth_tokens(result):
54 for r in result.split('&'):
55 k, v = r.split('=')
56 if k == 'oauth_token':
57 oauth_token = v
58 elif k == 'oauth_token_secret':
59 oauth_token_secret = v
1b31d642 60 return oauth_token, oauth_token_secret