birb

birb is a minimalist app that lets you tweet from your CLI. No timeline, no search, no mentions: only posting.

But why?

Twitter is noisy, and even a quick post can end up being distracting with your timeline and mentions popping up.
birb is limited on purpose so you don't fall into that timesink: post now from your CLI, and deal with the rest later on.

Usage

Usage: birb.py [OPTIONS] COMMAND [ARGS]...

Options:
  --help  Show this message and exit.

Commands:
  oops   delete your most recent tweet
  tweet  send a tweet

Using the app without any command or parameter automatically triggers the tweet command.
You can delete your most recent tweet with birb oops if needed.
Be aware that this will delete your tweet regardless of where or when it has been posted.

If you want to repost right away, birb oops --resend will trigger the tweet command after deletion.

Compatibility

birb has only been tested with Linux, and works with any version of Python3.

Installation

Create an app on apps.twitter.com with a name of your liking, and run pip:

pip install --user birb

When launching birb for the first time, you will be prompted to copy/paste the consumer keys and access tokens of the app you just created.
Those credentials will be locally stored and obfuscated in birb_keys.py and nowhere else.
Be aware however that this is only obfuscation: do not store that file online or share its content.

You're all set and ready to use birb!

Todo

• tweet threads
• tweet with media files