Update README.md

README.md

@@ -1,7 +1,13 @@
 Simple script to find out if Twitter accounts one is following are on Mastodon. Identifying mastodon handles from Twitter accounts' bio, adding them to a CSV file, uploading that file to Dropbox and then answering with a link to a shared Dropbox file.
 
-_To run this you need:_
+_To run this you'll need:_
 - [Twitter API credentials](https://developer.twitter.com/en/docs/twitter-api)
 - [Dropbox API credentials](https://www.dropbox.com/developers/)
 
-The project is in development and I will fill out this readme later.
+When you have created a bot accound and got your keys for Twitter and Dropbox API, and Python on installed, run
+```
+pip install -r requirements.txt
+```
+and then twitterbot.py. This will set up a json-file with credentials (config.json) and start the bot.
+
+Please keep in mind that Twitter tends to lock down anything related to Mastodon when you're writing your bio and tweets. [I didn't in my first attempt](https://twitter.com/lasseedfast/status/1604850583940354049)...

answering_machine.py

@@ -12,16 +12,20 @@ def main(tweet):
 
     t_username = tweet["t_username"]
     followings = collect_followers.get_followings(t_username)
-    followings = collect_followers.update_db(followings)
+    if followings == 'private':
+        twitter.reply_to_private(tweet["tweet_id"], t_username)
+    
+    else:
+        followings = collect_followers.update_db(followings)
 
-    filename = collect_followers.export_followings(followings, t_username)
+        filename = collect_followers.export_followings(followings, t_username)
 
-    # Share to dropbox
-    dropbox = dropbox_api.API()
-    shared_file_url = dropbox.upload_file(filename)
+        # Share to dropbox
+        dropbox = dropbox_api.API()
+        shared_file_url = dropbox.upload_file(filename)
 
-    # Reply to tweet with url.
-    twitter.reply_with_url(tweet["tweet_id"], shared_file_url, t_username)
+        # Reply to tweet with url.
+        twitter.reply_with_url(tweet["tweet_id"], shared_file_url, t_username)
 
     sql = f'DELETE FROM queue WHERE t_username == "{t_username}"'
     db.commit(sql)

collect_followers.py

@@ -35,6 +35,13 @@ def get_followings(username):
             f"https://api.twitter.com/2/users/{id}/following", 
             params = {'pagination_token': pagination_token, "max_results": 1000, 'user.fields': 'description'}
             )
+        if 'errors' in result:
+            try:
+                error_title = result['errors'][0]['title']
+                if error_title == 'Authorization Error':
+                    return 'private'
+            except:
+                break
         if 'data' not in result:
             break
         # Append data to list json_response_list.
@@ -52,7 +59,7 @@ def update_db(followings):
     """ Update Mastodon username DB. Returns the followings who has a Mastodon hansle in their bio. """
     # Create SQL-query.
     l = []
-    tweeters_with_mastodon = ['lasseedfast']
+    tweeters_with_mastodon = []
     for i in followings:
         m_username = extract_mastodon_handle(i["description"].replace('"', "'")) # Can't be double quotes when sending to SQL.
         if m_username:

twitter_api.py

@@ -100,4 +100,9 @@ class API:
     def reply_with_url(self, tweet_id, url, username):
        
         params = {"reply": {"in_reply_to_tweet_id": str(tweet_id)}, "text": f"Hi {username}! Download a list of Mastodon users that you are following on Twitter: {url} Take that csv-file and import in Mastodon (Settings > Import)."}
-        self.post_tweet(params=params)
+        self.post_tweet(params=params)
+
+    def reply_to_private(self, tweet_id, username):
+       """ Reply to private profiles. """
+       params = {"reply": {"in_reply_to_tweet_id": str(tweet_id)}, "text": f"Hi {username}! Because you have a private I can't see what profiles you are following."}
+       self.post_tweet(params=params)