From your Nitrous box, clone the repo and install twython
git clone https://github.com/silshack/tweethack.git
pip install --user twython
Then:
- Create a creds.py file and put in the keys I'll give you in class.
- Run setup.py. You can either be logged in to your personal twitter account or the class account.
- Run tweethack.py
Make sure to cd into the directory before you try to run the programs.
What to turn in:
A pull requested post with a command line tweet you made embedded in it.
Extra credit: make your own twitter app.
Sign up at developer.twitter.com. Make an app:
You'll find your own secrets:
Get write access:
Link your own twitter account:
For this extra credit, turn in a post detailing how I can tweet from your app. I'll need access to your secret keys and it's very important to not commit them to a github repo. .gitignore any files containing secrets the way we've done in class.