BernRelief.py

try:
    from twitter import Api
except:
    print('Requires python-twitter: pip install python-twitter')
    exit(1)

api = Api(
    consumer_key='...',
    consumer_secret='...',
    access_token_key='...',
    access_token_secret='...',
)

SEARCH_TERMS = [
    '#Bernie2020',
    '#NotMeUs',
    '#BernieWon',
    '#M4A',
    '#Medicare4All',
    '#MedicareForAll',
    '#BernieBeatsTrump',
    '#FeelTheBern',
    '#BernieOrBust',
    '#BernieSanders2020',
]

BLOCK_BIO = [
    'socialist',
    'socialism',
    'marxist',
    'marxism',
    '🌹',
    '#dsa',
    'jacobin',
    'bernie2020',
    'sanders2020',
    'notmeus',
    'feelthebern',
    'bernieorbust',
    'sanders2020',
]

BLOCK_NAME = [
    '🌹',
    'bernie2020',
    'sanders2020',
    'the bern',
]

def normalize(tweet):
    user = tweet['user']
    name = user.get('name', user['screen_name'])
    name = name.lower()
    bio = user['description']
    if bio is None:
        bio = ''
    bio = ' '.join(bio.replace('\n', ' ').lower().split())
    text = tweet.get('text', '')
    if 'extended_tweet' in tweet:
        text = tweet['extended_tweet'].get('full_text', '')
    text = ' '.join(text.replace('\n', ' ').lower().split())
    return {
        'id': user['id'],
        'name': name,
        'handle': user['screen_name'],
        'bio': bio,
        'text': text,
    }

def should_block(x):
    if any(term in x['bio'] for term in BLOCK_BIO):
        return True
    if any(term in x['name'] for term in BLOCK_NAME):
        return True
    return False

try:
    for tweet in api.GetStreamFilter(track=SEARCH_TERMS):
        x = normalize(tweet)
        print('User: ' + x['name'] + ' (' + x['handle'] + ')')
        print('Bio: ' + x['bio'])
        print('Text: ' + x['text'])
        if should_block(x):
            api.CreateBlock(user_id=x['id'])
            print('BLOCKED')
        print('')
except KeyboardInterrupt:
    print('')
    blocked = api.GetBlocksIDs()
    print('Accounts blocked: %i' % len(blocked))
    exit(0)