do_tweet.py

def do_tweet(auth, tttw=10):
    api = API(auth) # connect to Twitter using my authorization info
    words = get_words('tweets.txt') # Get words from general tweets
    words.extend(get_haikus('haiku.txt')) # Get previously written but un-tweeted haikus
    words.extend(get_best('best.txt')) # Get list of "best" tweets
    words.extend(get_words('search.txt')) # Get list of specifically searched terms
    sdict = make_sdict(words) # Make a dictionary that maps words to their number of syllables
    # Make a list of haikus and tweet them every 15 minutes
    haik = list()
    j = 0
    while j < tttw:
        h = haiku(sdict).lower()
        haik.append(h)
        print(h)
        api.update_status(h)
        print("Tweeted! at %s" % time.strftime("%a, %d %b %Y %H:%M:%S +0000", time.gmtime()))
        time.sleep(900)
        j+=1