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twitterbot

This the twitter bot for the laxdevtech account. @laxdevtech if you want to say hello!

Twitterbot robo-bird

This the twitter bot for the laxdevtech account. @laxdevtech if you want to say hello!


setup

Things you will need locally if you want to develop or run your own version:

Note: You will need a phone number to get the API keys, if you don’t want to use your number you can use something like google voice and setup a second number.


getting started

note that _config.yml is configuration for github pages and is not needed for the twitterbot

  1. fork this repo ( click the view on github banner in the top right )
  2. clone onto your local machine
  3. Once you have your API keys add them to the auth.py file.
  4. run your choosen file in your shell of choice or from the terminal.

you’re all set

You can read more about Twython’s extensive functionality here.

Happy tweeting!

licensed cc-by-sa Adam Harpur 2017