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twitter-timeline-cleaner.py

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+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+#
+### Twitter timeline cleaner ###
+#
+# by Michele <o-zone@zerozone.it> Pinassi
+# 
+# https://www.zerozone.it/tecnologia-privacy-e-sicurezza/ripulire-la-propria-twitter-timeline/19195
+#
+from __future__ import print_function
+
+import os
+import json
+import sys
+import argparse
+
+from datetime import datetime
+from dateutil import parser
+
+import twitter
+
+def get_tweets(api=None, screen_name=None):
+    timeline = api.GetUserTimeline(screen_name=screen_name, count=200)
+    earliest_tweet = min(timeline, key=lambda x: x.id).id
+    print("getting tweets before:", earliest_tweet)
+
+    while True:
+        tweets = api.GetUserTimeline(
+            screen_name=screen_name, max_id=earliest_tweet, count=200
+        )
+        new_earliest = min(tweets, key=lambda x: x.id).id
+
+        if not tweets or new_earliest == earliest_tweet:
+            break
+        else:
+            earliest_tweet = new_earliest
+            print("getting tweets before:", earliest_tweet)
+            timeline += tweets
+
+    return timeline
+
+def main():
+    argparser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="Maintain clean your Twitter timeline")
+    argparser.add_argument("--until", dest="until_date", required=True, help="Delete tweets until this date (YYYY-MM-DD)")
+    argparser.add_argument("--dry-run", dest="dry_run", action="store_true", default=False)
+
+    args = argparser.parse_args()
+
+    if not ("TWITTER_CONSUMER_KEY" in os.environ and
+            "TWITTER_CONSUMER_SECRET" in os.environ and
+            "TWITTER_ACCESS_TOKEN" in os.environ and
+            "TWITTER_ACCESS_TOKEN_SECRET" in os.environ and
+            "TWITTER_NAME" in os.environ):
+        sys.stderr.write("Twitter API credentials not set.\n")
+        exit(1)
+
+    api = twitter.Api(consumer_key=os.environ["TWITTER_CONSUMER_KEY"],consumer_secret=os.environ["TWITTER_CONSUMER_SECRET"],access_token_key=os.environ["TWITTER_ACCESS_TOKEN"],access_token_secret=os.environ["TWITTER_ACCESS_TOKEN_SECRET"],sleep_on_rate_limit=True)
+
+    until_date = datetime.min if args.until_date is None else parser.parse(args.until_date, ignoretz=True)
+
+    timeline = get_tweets(api=api, screen_name=os.environ["TWITTER_NAME"])
+
+    for tweet in timeline:
+
+        print(tweet._json)
+
+        tweet_date = parser.parse(tweet._json["created_at"], ignoretz=True)
+        tweet_id = tweet._json['id']
+
+        if tweet_date >= until_date:
+           continue
+
+        try:
+            print("delete tweet %s" % tweet_id)
+            if not args.dry_run:
+                api.DestroyStatus(tweet_id)
+        except twitter.TwitterError as err:
+            print("Exception: %s\n" % err.message)
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()