add doc to send tweets with images in README + consolidate api.py/README

[z_archive/twitter.git] / twitter / api.py

diff --git a/twitter/api.py b/twitter/api.py
index 28979b581de4779d5cea3f1f226a2c20c34aa47f..bed62754eaed01a0b670965dbde6db378e5a5ed0 100644 (file)
--- a/twitter/api.py
+++ b/twitter/api.py
@@ -330,6 +330,21 @@ class Twitter(TwitterCall):
             screen_name=','.join(A_LIST_OF_100_SCREEN_NAMES), \
             _timeout=1)
 
+        # Overriding Method: GET/POST
+        # you should not need to use this method as this library properly
+        # detects whether GET or POST should be used, Nevertheless
+        # to force a particular method, use `_method`
+        t.statuses.oembed(_id=1234567890, _method='GET')
+
+        # Send a tweet with an image included (or set your banner or logo similarily)
+        # By just reading your image from the web or a file in a string:
+        with open("example.png", "rb") as imagefile:
+            params = {"media[]": imagefile.read(), "status": "PTT"}
+        t.statuses.update_with_media(**params)
+        # Or by sending a base64 encoded image:
+        params = {"media[]": base64_image, "status": "PTT", "_base64": True}
+        t.statuses.update_with_media(**params)
+
 
 
     Searching Twitter::