twitter_context.py

import sys
from django.conf import settings
from django.core.cache import cache
from twython import Twython, TwythonError
from ttp.ttp import Parser
from pprint import pprint


def parse_tweet(x):
    """
    Parses individual tweets from a user_timeline
    """


    parser = Parser()

    # if retweet, grab the original poster's info
    try:
        x = x['retweeted_status']
    except:
        pass

    return {
        'profile_image_url': x['user']['profile_image_url'],
        'text': parser.parse(x['text']).html
    }


def latest_tweets(request):
    """
    Gets latest tweet from the Twitter user specified in settings.
    Caches latest tweet for 10 minutes to reduce API calls
    """
    tweets = cache.get('tweets')

    if not tweets:

        twitter = Twython(settings.TWITTER_CONSUMER_KEY,
                          settings.TWITTER_CONSUMER_SECRET,
                          settings.TWITTER_OAUTH_TOKEN,
                          settings.TWITTER_OAUTH_TOKEN_SECRET)
        try:
            user_timeline = twitter.get_user_timeline(
                screen_name=settings.TWITTER_USER,
                count=10,
                exclude_replies=True,
                include_rts=False
                )

        except TwythonError as e:
            return {"tweets": e}



        tweets = {
            'handle': settings.TWITTER_USER,
            "tweet": map(parse_tweet, user_timeline)[:5]
        }

        cache.set('tweets', tweets, settings.TWITTER_CACHE_TIMEOUT)

    return {'tweets': tweets}