script to copy someone's twitter timeline

timeline duplicator

import tweepy

# Authenticate to Twitter
auth = tweepy.OAuthHandler(consumer_token, consumer_secret)
auth.set_access_token(key, secret)

api = tweepy.API(auth)

try:
    api.verify_credentials()
    print("Authentication OK")
except:
    print("Error during authentication")


api = tweepy.API(auth, wait_on_rate_limit=True,wait_on_rate_limit_notify=True)

def create_list(user):
    followed_list = api.friends_ids(id=user)
    
    lists_list = [followed_list[x:x+99] for x in range(0, len(followed_list), 99)] 
    
    dmc_list = api.create_list(name=user  + "'s Timeline", mode="private", description="{}'s timeline".format(user))
    for users in lists_list:
        try:
            add = api.add_list_members(users, list_id=dmc_list.id)
            print(add)
        except Exception as e: print(e)

print("Enter a user's handle to generate a duplicate of its timeline")
user = input()

create_list(user)