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Python script to post an alert tweet with latest captured image when motion is detected by MotionEyeOS
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#!/usr/bin/env python | |
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### Python Script to post a tweet when motion is detected by MotionEyeOS | |
### This script also attaches the latest image captured. | |
### IMPORTANT: Ensure that tweets are protected in the dummy account. | |
### run 'sudo pip install python-twitter' before execution | |
### Author: Sid | |
### https://zone13.io | |
### Version 1.0 | |
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import twitter, time, os, glob | |
# Populate the Twitter API keys below | |
consumer_key = '' | |
consumer_secret = '' | |
access_token_key = '' | |
access_token_secret = '' | |
api = twitter.Api( | |
consumer_key=consumer_key, | |
consumer_secret=consumer_secret, | |
access_token_key=access_token_key, | |
access_token_secret=access_token_secret) | |
# Get current time | |
t = time.strftime("%d-%m-%Y %H:%M:%S", time.gmtime()) | |
status = "Alert !! Motion detected at " + t | |
# Get the latest folder | |
folder = "/var/lib/motioneye/Camera1/" + time.strftime("%Y-%m-%d", time.gmtime()) | |
latest_capture = max(glob.iglob(os.path.join(folder,'*.jpg')), key=os.path.getctime) | |
# Wait 5 seconds until the images are created in the output folder by MotionEyeOS | |
time.sleep(5) | |
# Tweet motion detection alert along with latest captured image | |
status = api.PostUpdate(status,media=latest_capture) |
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