Convert a list of RT (in a .csv file) into a .gexf network

OKFestival-Tweets.py

# Author: Massimo Menichinelli
# License: GPL v.3

import csv
import networkx as nx

ifile  = open('okf2.csv', "rb")
reader = csv.reader(ifile)
g = nx.DiGraph()

for row in reader:
        if "RT " in row[1]:
            #This was a retweet
            for word in row[1].split(' '):
                if "@" in word:
                    if ":" in word:
                        retwitted = word[:-1];
                        #Getting rid of the final ":" character of the username, we may have one
                    else:
                        retwitted = word;
                    retwitter = "@"+row[2]
                    print "Username retwitted: ",retwitted," retwitted by:",retwitter
                    g.add_edge(retwitter,retwitted)

ifile.close()
nx.write_gexf(g, "tweets.gexf")