/TextMessageAnalytics

Pull a test message database from phone and plot some data from it

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TextMessageAnalytics

Desctrption: Pull a test message database from phone and plot some data from it

Instructions:

  • Use SMS Backup and Restore to create and xml of your text messages
  • Place the xml file in the Configs folder. Probably shouldn't push this file to a repo since all your text messages will be on the web. This should be managed through gitignore if you are using git.
  • Setup the config file.
    • Refer to Configs_template.py to see what variables to put in.
    • Save modified Configs_template.py as Configs.py. You probably shouldn't push Configs.py since it'll contain peoples phone numbers. This should be managed through gitignore if you are using git.
    • Variables in Configs.py
      • filename: the xml file that contains your text database
      • phone_nums: A dictionary. The key is how you want to refer to the person. The value is their phone number.