Metadata-Version: 1.1
Name: TwitterFollowBot
Version: 2.0.2
Summary: A Python bot that automates several actions on Twitter, such as following users and favoriting tweets.
Home-page: https://github.com/rhiever/TwitterFollowBot
Author: Randal S. Olson
Author-email: rso@randalolson.com
License: GNU/GPLv3
Description: #Twitter Bot
        
        A Python bot that automates several actions on Twitter, such as following users and favoriting tweets.
        
        ##Disclaimer
        
        I hold no liability for what you do with this bot or what happens to you by using this bot. Abusing this bot *can* get you banned from Twitter, so make sure to read up on [proper usage](https://support.twitter.com/articles/76915-automation-rules-and-best-practices) of the Twitter API.
        
        ##Installation
        
        You can install the Twitter Follow Bot using `pip`:
        
            pip install TwitterFollowBot
        
        ##Dependencies
        
        You will need to install Python's [python-twitter](https://github.com/sixohsix/twitter/) library:
        
            pip install twitter
        
        Although this library should be installed along with the Twitter Follow Bot if you used `pip`.
        
        You will also need to create an app account on https://dev.twitter.com/apps
        
        1. Sign in with your Twitter account
        2. Create a new app account
        3. Modify the settings for that app account to allow read & write
        4. Generate a new OAuth token with those permissions
        
        Following these steps will create 4 tokens that you will need to place in the configuration file discussed below.
        
        ##Usage
        
        ###Configuring the bot
        
        Before running the bot, you must first set it up so it can connect to the Twitter API. Create a config.txt file and fill in the following information:
        
            OAUTH_TOKEN:
            OAUTH_SECRET:
            CONSUMER_KEY:
            CONSUMER_SECRET:
            TWITTER_HANDLE:
            ALREADY_FOLLOWED_FILE:already-followed.txt
            FOLLOWERS_FILE:followers.txt
            FOLLOWS_FILE:following.txt
            USERS_KEEP_FOLLOWING:
            USERS_KEEP_UNMUTED:
            USERS_KEEP_MUTED:
            FOLLOW_BACKOFF_MIN_SECONDS:10
            FOLLOW_BACKOFF_MAX_SECONDS:60
            
        `OAUTH_TOKEN`, `OAUTH_SECRET`, `CONSUMER_KEY`, `CONSUMER_SECRET` are your API keys that you received from creating your app account. `TWITTER_HANDLE` is your Twitter name, case-sensitive.
        
        You can change the `FILE` entries if you want to store that information in a specific location on your computer. By default, the files will be created in your current directory.
        
        Add comma-separated Twitter user IDs to the `USERS_KEEP` entries to:
        
        * `USERS_KEEP_FOLLOWING`: Keep following these users even if they don't follow you back.
        
        * `USERS_KEEP_UNMUTED`: Keep these users unmuted (i.e., you receive a mobile notification when they tweet)
        
        * `USERS_KEEP_MUTED`: Keep these users muted (i.e., you don't receive a mobile notification when they tweet)
        
        For example:
        
            ...
            FOLLOWS_FILE:following.txt
            USERS_KEEP_FOLLOWING:1234,1235,1236
            USERS_KEEP_UNMUTED:
            ...
            
        You can look up a users' Twitter ID [here](http://tweeterid.com/).
        
        ###Create an instance of the bot
        
        To create an instance of the bot:
        
            from TwitterFollowBot import TwitterBot
            
            my_bot = TwitterBot()
            
        By default, the bot will look for a configuration file called `config.txt` in your current directory.
            
        If you want to use a different configuration file, pass the configuration file to the bot as follows:
        
            from TwitterFollowBot import TwitterBot
            
            my_bot = TwitterBot("my-other-bot-config.txt")
            
        Note that this allows you to run multiple instances of the bot with different configurations, for example if you run multiple Twitter accounts:
        
            from TwitterFollowBot import TwitterBot
            
            my_bot = TwitterBot()
            my_other_bot = TwitterBot("my-other-bot-config.txt")
        
        ###Syncing your Twitter following locally
        
        Due to Twitter API rate limiting, the bot must maintain a local cache of all of your followers so it doesn't use all of your API time looking up your followers. It is highly recommended to sync the bot's local cache daily:
        
            from TwitterFollowBot import TwitterBot
            
            my_bot = TwitterBot()
            my_bot.sync_follows()
            
        The bot will create cache files where you specified in the configuration file.
            
        **DO NOT** delete the cache files ("followers.txt", "follows.txt", and "already-followed.txt" by default) unless you want to start the bot over with a fresh cache.
        
        ###Automating Twitter actions with the bot
        
        This bot has several functions for programmatically interacting with Twitter:
        
        ####Automatically follow any users that tweet something with a specific phrase
        
            from TwitterFollowBot import TwitterBot
            
            my_bot = TwitterBot()
            my_bot.auto_follow("phrase")
            
        You can also search based on hashtags:
        
            from TwitterFollowBot import TwitterBot
            
            my_bot = TwitterBot()
            my_bot.auto_follow("#hashtag")
          
        By default, the bot looks up the 100 most recent tweets. You can change this number with the `count` parameter:
        
            from TwitterFollowBot import TwitterBot
            
            my_bot = TwitterBot()
            my_bot.auto_follow("phrase", count=1000)
            
        ####Automatically follow any users that have followed you
        
            from TwitterFollowBot import TwitterBot
            
            my_bot = TwitterBot()
            my_bot.auto_follow_followers()
        
        ####Automatically follow any users that follow a user
            
            from TwitterFollowBot import TwitterBot
            
            my_bot = TwitterBot() 
            my_bot.auto_follow_followers_of_user("jack", count=1000)
        
        ####Automatically favorite any tweets that have a specific phrase
        
            from TwitterFollowBot import TwitterBot
            
            my_bot = TwitterBot()
            my_bot.auto_fav("phrase", count=1000)
            
        ####Automatically retweet any tweets that have a specific phrase
        
            from TwitterFollowBot import TwitterBot
            
            my_bot = TwitterBot()
            my_bot.auto_rt("phrase", count=1000)
        
        ####Automatically unfollow any users that have not followed you back
        
            from TwitterFollowBot import TwitterBot
            
            my_bot = TwitterBot()
            my_bot.auto_unfollow_nonfollowers()
          
        If there are certain users that you would like to not unfollow, add their user id to the USERS_KEEP_FOLLOWING list.
        
        You will need to manually edit the code if you want to add special users that you will keep following even if they don't follow you back.
        
        ####Automatically unfollow all users.
        
            from TwitterFollowBot import TwitterBot
            
            my_bot = TwitterBot()
            my_bot.auto_unfollow_all_followers()
          
        
        
        ####Automatically mute all users that you have followed
        
            from TwitterFollowBot import TwitterBot
            
            my_bot = TwitterBot()
            my_bot.auto_mute_following()
        
        You will need to manually edit the code if you want to add special users that you will not mute.
        
        ####Automatically unmute everyone you have muted
        
            from TwitterFollowBot import TwitterBot
            
            my_bot = TwitterBot()
            my_bot.auto_unmute()
            
        You will need to manually edit the code if you want to add special users that will remain muted. 
        
        ####Post a tweet on twitter
        
            from TwitterFollowBot import TwitterBot
            
            my_bot = TwitterBot()
            my_bot.send_tweet("Hello world!")
            
        ##Have questions? Need help with the bot?
        
        If you're having issues with or have questions about the bot, please [file an issue](https://github.com/rhiever/twitter-follow-bot/issues) in this repository so one of the project managers can get back to you. Please check the existing (and closed) issues to make sure your issue hasn't already been addressed.
        
Keywords: Twitter,followers,automation,bot
Platform: UNKNOWN
Classifier: Intended Audience :: Science/Research
Classifier: Programming Language :: Python
Classifier: Programming Language :: Python :: 2
Classifier: Programming Language :: Python :: 2.6
Classifier: Programming Language :: Python :: 2.7
Classifier: Programming Language :: Python :: 3
Classifier: Programming Language :: Python :: 3.2
Classifier: Programming Language :: Python :: 3.3
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