delete_all_tweet.py

# using pipenv install the requirements of tweepy 
# git clone https://github.com/tweepy/tweepy.git
# cd tweepy
# pipenv install -r requirements.txt
# edit and add your username 
# run this command to launch 
# pipenv run python delete_all_tweets.py

from __future__ import absolute_import, print_function

import tweepy
import sys

# == OAuth Authentication ==
#
# This mode of authentication is the new preferred way
# of authenticating with Twitter.

def auth():
	# The consumer keys can be found on your application's Details
	# page located at https://dev.twitter.com/apps (under "OAuth settings")
	consumer_key=""
	consumer_secret=""
	# The access tokens can be found on your applications's Details
	# page located at https://dev.twitter.com/apps (located
	# under "Your access token")
	access_token=""
	access_token_secret=""
	auth = tweepy.OAuthHandler(consumer_key, consumer_secret)
	auth.set_access_token(access_token, access_token_secret)
	# wait out the rate limiting 
	api = tweepy.API(auth,wait_on_rate_limit=True)
	return api 

# If the authentication was successful, you should
# see the name of the account print out
# This runs forever.. 
while True:
	api = auth()
	print(api.me().name)
	username = "YOUR_USERNAME_HERE"
	posts = 1
	while posts > 0:
		status_list = api.user_timeline(username)
		posts = len(status_list)
		for status in status_list:
			print("removing %s" % status.id)
			api.destroy_status(status.id)
	# sometimes it fails.  This reauths and try again. 
	print("no posts returned, reauth")