parser.add_argument('-ts', '--token_secret', help='The Twitter Access Token Secret.')
parser.add_argument('-ck', '--consumer_key', help='The Twitter Consumer Key.')
parser.add_argument('-cs', '--consumer_secret', help='The Twitter Consumer Secret.')
+ parser.add_argument('-us', '--user_stream', action='store_true', help='Connect to the user stream endpoint.')
+ parser.add_argument('-ss', '--site_stream', action='store_true', help='Connect to the site stream endpoint.')
return parser.parse_args()
-## parse_arguments()
-
-
def main():
-
args = parse_arguments()
+ if not all((args.token, args.token_secret, args.consumer_key, args.consumer_secret)):
+ print(__doc__)
+ return 2
+
# When using twitter stream you must authorize.
- stream = TwitterStream(auth=OAuth(args.token, args.token_secret, args.consumer_key, args.consumer_secret))
+ auth = OAuth(args.token, args.token_secret, args.consumer_key, args.consumer_secret)
+ if args.user_stream:
+ stream = TwitterStream(auth=auth, domain='userstream.twitter.com')
+ tweet_iter = stream.user()
+ elif args.site_stream:
+ stream = TwitterStream(auth=auth, domain='sitestream.twitter.com')
+ tweet_iter = stream.site()
+ else:
+ stream = TwitterStream(auth=auth, timeout=60.0)
+ tweet_iter = stream.statuses.sample()
# Iterate over the sample stream.
- tweet_iter = stream.statuses.sample()
for tweet in tweet_iter:
# You must test that your tweet has text. It might be a delete
# or data message.
if tweet.get('text'):
printNicely(tweet['text'])
-## main()
-
if __name__ == '__main__':
main()