A python script to export saved tweet URL's in Squawker's backup file to a text file

squawker_urls.py

# This script is intended for files created with https://github.com/j-fbriere/squawker
# In order for this to work, you must select "Export Tweets" when exporting your Squawker data!

import argparse
import json
from pathlib import Path


def main(input_file, output_file):
    tweet_urls = []
    with Path(input_file).open() as source:
        objects = json.load(source)

        for index, tweets in enumerate(objects['tweets']):
            tweet_content_as_dict = json.loads(tweets['content'])

            screen_name = tweet_content_as_dict["user"]["screen_name"]
            status_string = tweet_content_as_dict["id_str"]

            tweet_url = ("https://x.com/" + screen_name + "/status/" + status_string)
            tweet_urls.append(tweet_url)

    with Path(output_file).open('w') as file:
        file.write('\n'.join(tweet_urls))


if __name__ == "__main__":
    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="extract tweet URLs from JSON file.")
    parser.add_argument("input_file", type=str, help="input path of squawker .json file")
    parser.add_argument("output_file", type=str, help="output path of text file to be created")
    args = parser.parse_args()

    main(args.input_file, args.output_file)