Skeleton code for Twitter bot built using Python/Twython

skeleton_bot.py

#!/usr/bin/env python

from twython import Twython, TwythonError
import os
import time

'''twitter creds and setup'''
CONSUMER_KEY = os.getenv('CONSUMER_KEY')
CONSUMER_SECRET = os.getenv('CONSUMER_SECRET')
OAUTH_TOKEN = os.getenv('OAUTH_TOKEN')
OAUTH_SECRET = os.getenv('OAUTH_SECRET')

'''twitter client setup'''
twitter = Twython(CONSUMER_KEY, CONSUMER_SECRET, OAUTH_TOKEN, OAUTH_SECRET)

def make_tweet():
	'''logic for generating tweet text 
	goes here, returns tweet str to post'''
	pass

def run():
	'''post to twitter and runs the bot 
	to tweet at a specified interval'''
	status = make_tweet()
	twitter.update_status(status=status)
	time.sleep(3600) # once per hour, change this if you want

if __name__ == '__main__':
	while True:
		run()