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Couple methods to delete all tweets and likes with tweepy API
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#!/usr/bin/python3 | |
# ================================================ | |
# Tips: pip3 install tweepy before you get started | |
# You'll also need to set up a developer account | |
# and application on developer.twitter.com in | |
# order to get the necessary keys/secrets | |
# | |
# Enjoy! Cameron Kleiman, 2019 | |
# ================================================ | |
import tweepy | |
import threading | |
import sys, traceback | |
api_key = "" | |
api_secret = "" | |
access_token = "" | |
access_secret = "" | |
auth = tweepy.OAuthHandler(api_key, api_secret) | |
auth.set_access_token(access_token, access_secret) | |
api = tweepy.API(auth, wait_on_rate_limit=True, wait_on_rate_limit_notify=True) | |
def run_deletion(): | |
def delete_tweet(api, status_id): | |
try: | |
api.destroy_status(status_id) | |
print("Deleted tweet: ", status_id) | |
except: | |
print("Could not delete tweet: ", status_id) | |
index = 0 | |
for tweet in tweepy.Cursor(api.user_timeline).items(): | |
try: | |
t = threading.Thread(target=delete_tweet, args=(api, tweet.id)) | |
index += 1 | |
print("Running deletion number %s" % index) | |
t.start() | |
except: | |
print(traceback.print_exception(*sys.exc_info())) | |
print("Deletion could not start on tweet %s" % tweet.id) | |
def run_unlike(): | |
def unlike_tweet(api, status_id): | |
try: | |
api.destroy_favorite(status_id) | |
print("Removed favorite: ", status_id) | |
except: | |
print("Could not unfavorite tweet: ", status_id) | |
index = 0 | |
for tweet in tweepy.Cursor(api.favorites, id="cmk256").items(): | |
try: | |
t = threading.Thread(target=unlike_tweet, args=(api, tweet.id)) | |
index += 1 | |
print("Running unlike number %s" % index) | |
t.start() | |
except: | |
print(traceback.print_exception(*sys.exc_info())) | |
print("Unfavorite could not start on tweet %s" % tweet.id) |
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