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Embed an image with a tweet using Twitter API and Twython
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embed_image.py
from twython import Twython
import sys
import requests
import shutil
CONSUMER_KEY = ''
CONSUMER_SECRET = ''
OAUTH_TOKEN = ''
OAUTH_TOKEN_SECRET = ''
twyapi = Twython(CONSUMER_KEY,CONSUMER_SECRET,OAUTH_TOKEN,OAUTH_TOKEN_SECRET)
path = "/home/richard/project/image.jpg"
photo = open(path, 'rb')
media_uploaded = twyapi.upload_media(media=photo)
media_id = media_uploaded['media_id']
response = twyapi.update_status(status=composed_tweet, media_ids=media_uploaded['media_id'])
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