tweet_reader.py

#!/usr/bin/env python
# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-

from twitter import Twitter
import re
import time
import os

# CONFIG
# hashtag a chercher
HASHTAG =  "#jellylemans"
# attente entre deux récup (en MINUTES)
INTERVALE = 5

reg_e = re.compile('é|è|ê|ë')
reg_i = re.compile('î|ï')
reg_a = re.compile('â|à')
reg_u = re.compile('ù|û')


def get_tweets(hashtag, last_id=None):
    """ Get last tweets """

    # init twitter connection
    twlk = Twitter(domain="search.twitter.com")


    # get tweets since last id
    if last_id:
        res = twlk.search(q=hashtag, since_id=last_id)
    else:
        res = twlk.search(q=hashtag)

    return res

def send_tweets(tweets):
    """ send tweets to display """

    # loop over tweets
    for r in tweets['results']:

        tweet = reg_e.sub('e', r['text'])
        tweet = reg_i.sub('i', tweet)
        tweet = reg_u.sub('u', tweet)
        tweet = reg_a.sub('a', tweet)
        tweet = tweet.encode('utf8')

        print("@{0}: {1}".format(
            r['from_user'],
            tweet
        ))

	os.system('python ./Py_affiche.py -p /dev/ttyUSB0 "@{0} {1}"'.format(r['from_user'], tweet))
	time.sleep(len(tweet)/4+4)


def main():
    hashtag = HASHTAG

    last_id = None

    while 1:
        # récup des tweets
        tweets = get_tweets(hashtag,last_id)

        # envoi
        send_tweets(tweets)

        # récup de l'ID max
        last_id = tweets['max_id_str']

        # attente
        time.sleep(INTERVALE*60)



if __name__=="__main__": main()