lostFollowers.py

import twython, csv

# We're going to read in a CSV file full of Twitter IDs, and see
# if they're still following us or not, as well as if I'm still following them
# or not. If either case turns up negative, we're gonna fix it by establishing
# a relationship and giving them a heads up.

# Get our Twython instance going, so we can talk back and forth with Twitter
twitter = twython.core.setup("ryanmcgrath", "*********************")

# Store our Twitter Follower for comparison down the road
followerIDs = twitter.getFollowersIDs(screen_name="ryanmcgrath")["ids"]

# Open up our CSV file for parsing
twitterPeople = csv.reader(open("ryansblockedfollowers.csv"))

# Copy our values into new memory, because CSV is annoying about keeping data good (not sure why)
twitPeople = []

for row in twitterPeople:
    if row[0] == "twitter_id":
        pass
    else:
        # Append the id and screen name
        twitPeople.append([row[0], row[1]])

for row in twitPeople:
    print "%s, %s" % (row[0], row[1])
    # Run a check on whether or not the user is following us - if they're not, message them and let them know what's up
    if row[0] not in followerIDs:
        print "@%s I lost you as a follower due to an accident a few weeks back. Feel free to refollow, sorry for spam. ;)" % row[1]
        twitter.updateStatus("@%s I lost you as a follower due to an accident a few weeks back. Feel free to refollow, sorry for spam. ;)" % row[1])