Twitter API with Python (Complete Guide)

$ pip install tweepy

$ conda install -c conda-forge tweepy

import tweepy

# API keyws that yous saved earlier
api_key = "..."
api_secrets = "..."
access_token = "..."
access_secret = "..."

# Authenticate to Twitter
auth = tweepy.OAuthHandler(api_key,api_secrets)
auth.set_access_token(access_token,access_secret)

api = tweepy.API(auth)

try:
    api.verify_credentials()
    print('Successful Authentication')
except:
    print('Failed authentication')

user = api.get_user('ChouinardJC') # Store user as a variable

# Get user Twitter statistics
print(f"user.followers_count: {user.followers_count}")
print(f"user.listed_count: {user.listed_count}")
print(f"user.statuses_count: {user.statuses_count}")

# Show followers
for follower in user.followers():
    print('Name: ' + str(follower.name))
    print('Username: ' + str(follower.screen_name))

# Follow a user
api.create_friendship('ChouinardJC')

# Get tweets from a user tmeline
tweets = api.user_timeline(id='ChouinardJC', count=200)
tweets_extended = api.user_timeline(id='ChouinardJC', tweet_mode='extended', count=200)
print(tweets_extended)

# Like or retweet tweets
id = 'id_of_tweet' # tweet ID
tweet = api.get_status(id) # get tweets with specific id
tweet.favorite() # Like a tweet
tweet.retweet() # Retweet

# Text Post
status = "This is my first post to Twitter using the API. I am still learning, please be kind :)"
api.update_status(status=status)

# Post with Mention
mention = 'ChouinardJC'
post_title = 'Post on Twitter API using Tweepy and Python'
status = f"I managed to use the Twitter API thanks to @{mention} tutorial!!!\n\n{post_title}"
api.update_status(status=status)

# Link post
link = 'https://www.jcchouinard.com/twitter-api/'
mention = 'ChouinardJC'
status = f'I am learning how to post to the Twitter API using #python by reading @{author} post. Ths post was done with the #api!\n {link}"
 api = authpy(credentials)
api.update_status(status=status)

author = 'ChouinardJC'
tweet_id = 'XXXXX'
link = f'https://twitter.com/{author}/status/{tweet_id}'
status = f"With this tutorial, I learned how to quote a tweet using the API and #python! @{author}\n{link}"
api.update_status(status=status)

# Get a list of tweets
tweets = api.user_timeline(id='ChouinardJC', count=200)
tweets_extended = api.user_timeline(id='ChouinardJC', tweet_mode='extended', count=200)

# Show one tweet's JSON
tweet = tweets[0]
tweet._json

# Get tweet data
print(f'Created at:{tweet.created_at}')
print(f'Tweet id:{tweet.id}')

# Get tweet text
try:
    print(f'Tweet text:{tweet.text}')
except:
    # Get tweet text in extended mode
    print(f'Tweet text:{tweet.full_text}')

# Get tweet status
print(f'Is Retweeted:{tweet.retweeted}')
print(f'Is favorited:{tweet.favorited}')
print(f'Is quote:{tweet.is_quote_status}')

# Get Tweet statistics
print(f'Retweet count:{tweet.retweet_count}')
print(f'Favorite count:{tweet.favorite_count}')

# Get tweet lang
print(f'Tweet lang:{tweet.lang}')

# Get replied to
print(f'In reply to status id:{tweet.in_reply_to_status_id}')
print(f'In reply to user id:{tweet.in_reply_to_user_id}')