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Convert twitter username to user id
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gistfile1.rb
Add the gem "twitter" to Gemfile.
client = Twitter::Client.new(
:consumer_key => "key",
:consumer_secret => "secret",
)
[8] pry(main) client.users("unnitallman")[0].id
=> 11976602
[8] pry(main)> client.users("ershus")[0].id
=> 29364787
client.users(["ershus","unnitallman"])[0].id
=> 29364787
[3] pry(main)> client.users(["ershus","unnitallman"])[1].id
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