twitter-trends.py

#!/usr/bin/env python3

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# twitter-trends
#  - lists the current global trending topics
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from twitter import *

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# load our API credentials
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import sys

sys.path.append(".")
import config

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# create twitter API object
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twitter = Twitter(auth=OAuth(config.access_key,
                             config.access_secret,
                             config.consumer_key,
                             config.consumer_secret))

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# retrieve global trends.
# other localised trends can be specified by looking up WOE IDs:
#   http://developer.yahoo.com/geo/geoplanet/
# twitter API docs: https://dev.twitter.com/rest/reference/get/trends/place
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results = twitter.trends.place(_id=23424975)

print("UK Trends")

for location in results:
    for trend in location["trends"]:
        print(" - %s" % trend["name"])