Tom's First Python Script

weather_bot.py

#Twitter Bot Cronjob
#Using the python-twitter API
#[tm]
#
#Debug flag
debug_FLAG = False
#Import the Twitter API, Weather API, and time module
import twitter
import pywapi
import time, string
#Create a Client with the bot's credentials

api = twitter.Api(consumer_key='...',
                      consumer_secret='...',
                      access_token_key='...',
                      access_token_secret='...')
#Defines the function for posting a status
def postStatus(status):
	#status uses default api setting also deletes duplicates! woot
	DD = False
	status = str(status)
	feed = api.GetUserTimeline('GardnerTweetBot')
	for x in xrange(0,len(feed)):
		if status == feed[x].text:
	 		api.DestroyStatus(feed[x].id)
	 		debug("Duplicate Status Deleted {ID."+str(feed[x].id)+"}")
			DD = True
		else:
			pass
	update = api.PostUpdate(status, None, 38.811013,-94.927207)
	debug("[Posted] \'"+update.text+"\'")
def debug(string):
	if debug_FLAG == True:
		print("[Debug]: "+string)
	else:
		pass
def getMentionStatus(user):
	feed = api.GetUserTimeline(user)
	feed = [s.text for s in feed]
	feed = str(feed)
	debug(feed)
	try:
		start = feed.index("@GardnerTweetBot >")
		end = feed.index("\',")
		feed = feed[start+len("@GardnerTweetBot >"):end]
		return command
	except ValueError:
		debug("Status Not Found")
		pass
#sets up exit flag
signoff = "."
#Gets weather and prints it in a string
yahoo_result = pywapi.get_weather_from_yahoo('66061', '')
forecast = string.lower(yahoo_result['forecasts'][1]['text'])
current = string.lower(yahoo_result['condition']['text'])
high = yahoo_result['forecasts'][1]['high']
low = yahoo_result['forecasts'][1]['low']
if current == 'wintry mix':
	current = 'a wintry mix'
#else:
	#forecast = string.lower(forecast[3:])
if current.endswith('y') == True or current == 'fair': #current in itislist:
	if forecast.endswith('y') == True:
		tweet1 = ("Currently in Gardner, KS, it is " + current + " and it is " + yahoo_result['condition']['temp'] + "F. Tomorrow it will be "+forecast+" with a high of "+high+"F and a low of "+low+"F" +signoff)	
	else:
		tweet1 = ("Currently in Gardner, KS, it is " + current + " and it is " + yahoo_result['condition']['temp'] + "F. Tomorrow there will be "+forecast+" with a high of "+high+"F and a low of "+low+"F"+signoff)	
else:
	#if string.lower(yahoo)result['condition']['text']  != 'cloudy' and 'partly cloudy' and 'mostly sunny':
	if forecast.endswith('y') == True or current == 'fair':
		tweet1 = ("Currently in Gardner, KS, there is " + current + " and it is " + yahoo_result['condition']['temp'] + "F. Tomorrow it will be "+forecast+"and a high of "+high+"F and a low of "+low+"F"+signoff)
	else:
		tweet1 = ("Currently in Gardner, KS, there is " + current + " and it is " + yahoo_result['condition']['temp'] + "F. Tomorrow there will be "+forecast+" with a high of "+high+"F and a low of "+low+"F"+signoff)	
#Checks if theres a duplicate tweet, then deletes it
#postStatus, needs to be updated
postStatus(tweet1)