/1-2-3-Direct-Messages-With-Tweepy

Reading, replying and deleting Twitter Direct Messages with Tweepy

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1-2-3-Direct-Messages-With-Tweepy

Reading, replying and deleting Twitter Direct Messages with Tweepy

This is the sample code of the Twitter Direct Messages like a Pro (with Tweepy) article.

Setup

Clone the repository

git clone https://github.com/gcatanese/1-2-3-Direct-Messages-With-Tweepy.git

Create and .env file in the same folder as app.py. The .env file defines the environment variables.
Configure the values using the Twitter tokens from the the Twitter Developer account:

  • TWITTER_API_KEY=x
  • TWITTER_API_SECRET_KEY=y
  • TWITTER_ACCESS_TOKEN=z
  • TWITTER_ACCESS_TOKEN_SECRET=s

Run

Run the application

python app.py

The application will start a Thread reading the DMs every 60 seconds. Each new incoming message is replied and deleted.