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stream_example.py
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"""
Example program for the Stream API. This prints public status messages
from the "sample" stream as fast as possible.
USAGE
twitter-stream-example <username> <password>
"""
from __future__ import print_function
import sys
from .stream import TwitterStream
from .auth import UserPassAuth
from .util import printNicely
def main(args=sys.argv[1:]):
if not args[1:]:
print(__doc__)
return 1
# When using twitter stream you must authorize. UserPass or OAuth.
stream = TwitterStream(auth=UserPassAuth(args[0], args[1]))
# 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'])