twitterSays.py

import os, time
import cPickle as pickle
import twython as Twython
from urllib import quote
from SETTINGS import *

api = Twython.Twython(APP_KEY, APP_SECRET, OAUTH_TOKEN, OAUTH_TOKEN_SECRET)
latest_tweet_id = 0

def first_run():
    file_exists = os.path.exists('sav.p')
    if file_exists is False:
        user_timeline = api.get_user_timeline(screen_name=user_name, count=2)#This 'count' is how many tweets back from the most recent tweet that will be fowarded to telegram
        tweet_id = user_timeline[1]['id']
        file_pickle(tweet_id)
def get_timeline(latest_tweet_id):
    user_timeline = api.get_user_timeline(screen_name=user_name, since_id=latest_tweet_id)
    return user_timeline
def read_latest_id():
    line = file_unpickle()
    if len(str(line)) < 2:
        return 0
    else:
        return line
def send_message(msg):
    msg = quote(msg, safe='')
    link = 'https://api.telegram.org/bot'+telegram_token+'/sendMessage?chat_id=@'+channel_name+'\&text="' + msg + '"'
    os.system('curl '+ link)
   
def file_pickle(var):
    pickle.dump(var, open("sav.p", "wb"))
def file_unpickle():
    saved = pickle.load(open('sav.p', "rb"))
    return saved
 
def main():
    latest_tweet_id = read_latest_id()
    user_timeline = get_timeline(latest_tweet_id)
    number_of_tweets = len(user_timeline)
    if number_of_tweets > 0:
        for i in reversed(range(0,number_of_tweets)):
            if user_timeline[i]['text']:
                print user_timeline[i]['text']
                send_message(user_timeline[i]['text'])
                time.sleep(4)
        latest_tweet_id = user_timeline[0]['id']
    file_pickle(latest_tweet_id)

first_run()
main()