pass
class TwitterCall(object):
- def __init__(self, username, password, format, uri=""):
+ def __init__(self, username, password, format, domain, uri=""):
self.username = username
self.password = password
self.format = format
self.uri = uri
+ self.domain = domain
def __getattr__(self, k):
try:
return object.__getattr__(self, k)
except AttributeError:
return TwitterCall(
- self.username, self.password, self.format,
+ self.username, self.password, self.format, self.domain,
self.uri + "/" + k)
def __call__(self, **kwargs):
method = "GET"
headers["Content-type"] = "application/x-www-form-urlencoded"
headers["Content-length"] = len(encoded_kwargs)
- c = httplib.HTTPConnection("twitter.com")
+ c = httplib.HTTPConnection(self.domain)
try:
c.putrequest(method, "%s.%s%s" %(
self.uri, self.format, argStr))
is decoded python objects (lists and dicts).
The Twitter API is documented here:
- http://groups.google.com/group/twitter-development-talk/web/api-documentation
+
+ http://apiwiki.twitter.com/
+ http://groups.google.com/group/twitter-development-talk/web/api-documentation
Examples::
user="billybob",
text="I think yer swell!")
+ Searching Twitter::
+
+ twitter_search = Twitter(domain="search.twitter.com")
+
+ # Find the latest search trends
+ twitter_search.trends()
+
+ # Search for the latest News on #gaza
+ twitter_search(q="#gaza")
+
Using the data returned::
Twitter API calls return decoded JSON. This is converted into
The output will not be parsed in any way. It will be a raw string
of XML.
"""
- def __init__(self, email=None, password=None, format="json"):
+ def __init__(self, email=None, password=None, format="json", domain="twitter.com"):
"""
Create a new twitter API connector using the specified
credentials (email and password). Format specifies the output
"""
if (format not in ("json", "xml")):
raise TwitterError("Unknown data format '%s'" %(format))
- TwitterCall.__init__(self, email, password, format)
+ TwitterCall.__init__(self, email, password, format, domain)
__all__ = ["Twitter", "TwitterError"]