blockfollowers.py

from argparse import ArgumentParser
from time import sleep
try:
    import twitter
except:
    print('Requires python-twitter: pip install python-twitter')
    exit(1)

api = twitter.Api(
    consumer_key='...',
    consumer_secret='...',
    access_token_key='...',
    access_token_secret='...',
)

ap = ArgumentParser(description='Block followers of an account.')

ap.add_argument(
    'screen_name',
    type=str,
    help='Screen name to block followers of',
)

ap.add_argument(
    '-d',
    '--delay',
    default=0.5,
    type=float,
    help='Delay between block requests in seconds (to avoid API rate limits)',
)

ap.add_argument(
    '-c',
    '--cursor',
    default=-1,
    type=int,
    help='Starting point of cursor (used to resume interrupted progress)',
)

args = ap.parse_args()

screen_name = args.screen_name
cursor = args.cursor
last_cursor = cursor
delay = args.delay

try:
    print(cursor)
    while cursor:
        next_cursor, last_cursor, followers = api.GetFollowersPaged(
            cursor=cursor,
            count=100,
            screen_name=screen_name,
        )
        cursor = next_cursor
        for user in followers:
            print('{} ({})'.format(user.name, user.screen_name))
            try:
                api.CreateBlock(user_id=user.id)
            except twitter.error.TwitterError as e:
                print(e)
                pass
            sleep(delay)
except KeyboardInterrupt:
    pass
except Exception as e:
    print(e)

# if results didn't finish, show last_cursor
if cursor:
    print('\nLast cursor: {}'.format(last_cursor))

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blockfollowers.py
from argparse import ArgumentParser
from time import sleep
try:
import twitter
except:
print('Requires python-twitter: pip install python-twitter')
exit(1)

api = twitter.Api(
consumer_key='...',
consumer_secret='...',
access_token_key='...',
access_token_secret='...',
)

ap = ArgumentParser(description='Block followers of an account.')

ap.add_argument(
'screen_name',
type=str,
help='Screen name to block followers of',
)

ap.add_argument(
'-d',
'--delay',
default=0.5,
type=float,
help='Delay between block requests in seconds (to avoid API rate limits)',
)

ap.add_argument(
'-c',
'--cursor',
default=-1,
type=int,
help='Starting point of cursor (used to resume interrupted progress)',
)

args = ap.parse_args()

screen_name = args.screen_name
cursor = args.cursor
last_cursor = cursor
delay = args.delay

try:
print(cursor)
while cursor:
next_cursor, last_cursor, followers = api.GetFollowersPaged(
cursor=cursor,
count=100,
screen_name=screen_name,
)
cursor = next_cursor
for user in followers:
print('{} ({})'.format(user.name, user.screen_name))
try:
api.CreateBlock(user_id=user.id)
except twitter.error.TwitterError as e:
print(e)
pass
sleep(delay)
except KeyboardInterrupt:
pass
except Exception as e:
print(e)

if results didn't finish, show last_cursor

if cursor:
print('\nLast cursor: {}'.format(last_cursor))
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