Code from https://twitter.com/baekdal/status/1279123542144094208 and https://twitter.com/baekdal/status/1279123544052563968 (find tweets you retweeted by someone else)

findTweets.py

for getstatus in range(0,10):
    if lastid == '':
        statusesraw = api.GetUserTimeline(screen_name-twitteruser,count-tweetcount, include_rts=1)
    else:
        statusesraw = api.GetUserTimeline(screen_name=twitteruser,count-tweet count, include_rts=1,max_id=lastid)

    statuses += statusesraw
    lastid = statuses[-1].id

    for status in statusesraw:
        tweettxt = ''
        if status.retweeted:
            try:
                tweettxt tweettxt + ' ' + status.retweeted_status.text
            except:
                pass
        tweettxt = tweettxt + ' ' + status.text
        if status.quoted_status:
            tweettxt = tweettxt + ' ' + status.quoted_status.text

        if tweettxt.lower().find(twittersearch) != -1:
            print('-------------------------')
            print('Tweet id:', status.id)
            print(tweettxt)

output.txt

Z:\python>twitter-search.py
Person:
Search: cnn

Twitter search: cnn

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Tweet id: 1274087828780187652
 https://t.co/3uPw3MYVrs https://t.co/1d5A3CnNmf Daily Mail eclipses the Sun to become UK's top-selling paper https://t.co/W5EUSE5gQF
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Tweet id: 1270393837626822656
 Behind the scenes: How @CNN's master control operations team is keeping multiple networks on the air while working... https://t.co/wlr6BrALTX RT @brianstelter: Behind the scenes: How @CNN's master control operations team is keeping multiple networks on the air while working from h...
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Tweet id: 1269267852906893312
 Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau took a knee during a Black Lives Matter demonstration in Ottawa on Friday https://t.co/SCEI7oWaWv RT @CNN: Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau took a kne e during a Black Lives Matter demonstration in Ottawa on Friday https://t.co/SCEI...
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Tweet id: 1267599712791781384
CNNS chyron writer today is on point . https://t.co/VwYaG7QnZd RT @rgay: CNNS chyron writer today is on point . https://t.co/VwYaG7QnZd
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Tweet id: 1266965680169127936
What a moment on CNN. https://t.co/T9XMzXmlVb RT @oliverdarcy: What a moment on CNN. https://t.co/T9XMzXmlVb
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Tweet id: 1266342205490429954
CNN's @Omar Jimenez and his crew have been released from police custody. He recounts getting arrested and what happe... https://t.co/WATYCKBTTW RT @CNN: CNN's @OmarJimenez and his crew have been rel eased from police custody. He recounts getting arrested and what happened while they...
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Tweet id: 1266329384799088640
Live now on CNN as reported by @JohnBerman: CNN president Jeff Zucker spoke to Minnesota Gov. Tim Wola who apologiz http:llt on lubr5y6677 RT Ashbydphilling Live now on CNN poported by John