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December 25, 2015 14:11
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Twitter API rate limits retweets to 15 tweets/ 15 min. So you have to start the program after every 15 mins. Tech people can setup a cron job and forget about it
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Functions: | |
Follow <x> users that tweet with the phrase <Y>. | |
Favourite <x> tweets that contain the phrase <Y>. | |
Retweet <x> tweets that contain the phrase <Y>. | |
http://pastebin.com/aby8VpDu is the source code of the program | |
http://pastebin.com/k2uyEQR8 is the config file (need to be in the same folder) | |
http://tempsend.com/3088D29F8D is a packaged exe for Windows | |
Configuration: | |
This program requires you to make a twitter bot first. Steps: | |
1. Go to https://apps.twitter.com (with some fake accounts if you want to go full on) and create an app. | |
2. Go to the `Keys and Access Token` tab and get the `Consumer Key` and `Consumer Secret` | |
https://www.anony.ws/i/2015/12/25/first.png | |
3. Scroll down and generate the access token and note the `Access Token` and `Access Token Secret`. | |
4. Fill in these details in the config file. `OAUTH_TOKEN`is the Access Token and `OAUTH_SECRECT` is the Access Token Secret. : | |
https://www.anony.ws/i/2015/12/25/second.png Also enter the twitter handle of the account that is used to create the bot. | |
Instructions: | |
-- Linux, Mac -- : Guys do `pip install TwitterFollowBot` and then use the script directly. | |
-- Windows -- : Just run the exe file. | |
So if you want to retweet 5 tweets that have the phrase `EvilFacebook` (maybe as a hashtag, maybe not), you will use the `rt` command. | |
**Caution:** Twitter API rate limits retweets to 15 tweets/ 15 min. So you have to start the program after every 15 mins. | |
Tech people can setup a cron job and forget about it. | |
**Note:** You may use this program for any other phrase/hashtag. |
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