Getting full_text from truncated tweets

[jmlipman]

Hi guys,

I realized that when using this library I get truncated tweets and I tried to find a solution. I found on the Internet that there is a parameter called "tweet_mode" that you are supposed to tunned as "extended". However, there is no such parameter in the GetSearch function.

I realized that there is a parameter called raw_query, and I also tried to write something like "q=whatever&tweet_mode=extended" but it didn't work.

I made a workaround and I want to share it because someone might find it useful. You just need to modify a couple of lines:

In the file models.py
In the function NewFromJsonDict from Status
Line 469 (below user_mentions=None)
add: full_text = None

Line 478 (below current_user_retweet = data['current_user_retweet']['id'])
add: if 'full_text' in data:
full_text = data['full_text']

Line (last):
add full_text in the parameters such that:
return super(cls, cls).NewFromJsonDict(data=data,
current_user_retweet=current_user_retweet,
hashtags=hashtags,
media=media,
retweeted_status=retweeted_status,
urls=urls,
user=user,
user_mentions=user_mentions,full_text=full_text)

This is just a workaround but it would be great if it's implemented in the library.

Regards,
JM.

[mejmo]

This does not work for me either.. When truncated True is, I did not have any property full_text in data..

[zefoo]

I'm seeing this too. This may be helpful: #506 - Although, I can't seem to get the workaround to work. Maybe you'll have some better luck? I'm curious if you find the solution.

[negi111111]

Im also looking for it. Did you find a good solution?

[techieshark]

One thing: if anyone else runs into this, make sure you have tweet_mode='extended' when you call twitter.Api(). I got thrown off for a while by that.

twitter.Api(
            consumer_key= os.environ['CONSUMER_KEY'],
            consumer_secret= os.environ['CONSUMER_SECRET'],
            access_token_key= os.environ['ACCESS_TOKEN'],
            access_token_secret= os.environ['ACCESS_TOKEN_SECRET'],
            cache=None,
            tweet_mode= 'extended')

[jeremylow]

Fix lands in 564e6bb