Create extract_twitter_data.py

ujjwalkarn · ujjwalkarn · commit c2ec48e4c4e9 · 2015-10-07T20:59:19.000+05:30
diff --git a/Twitter-Data-Analysis/extract_twitter_data.py b/Twitter-Data-Analysis/extract_twitter_data.py
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+"""
+Created on Sun Oct 04 23:10:41 2015
+@author: ujjwal.karn
+"""
+
+#first, install pip by following instructions here: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/4750806/how-to-install-pip-on-windows 
+#then, to install tweepy library, go to Anaconda command prompt and type: pip install tweepy
+#once tweepy is installed, run the codes below:
+
+import tweepy    #this will give an error if tweepy is not installed properly
+from tweepy import OAuthHandler
+ 
+#provide your access details below 
+access_token = "xxxxxxxx"
+access_token_secret = "xxxxxxxx"
+consumer_key = "xxxxxxxx"
+consumer_secret = "xxxxxxxx"
+ 
+auth = OAuthHandler(consumer_key, consumer_secret)
+auth.set_access_token(access_token, access_token_secret)
+ 
+api = tweepy.API(auth)    
+    
+from tweepy import Stream
+from tweepy.streaming import StreamListener
+ 
+class MyListener(StreamListener):
+ 
+    def on_data(self, data):
+        try:
+            with open('C:\\Users\\ujjwal.karn\\Desktop\\Tweets\\python.json', 'a') as f:  #change location here
+                f.write(data)
+                return True
+        except BaseException as e:
+            print("Error on_data: %s" % str(e))
+        return True
+ 
+    def on_error(self, status):
+        print(status)
+        return True
+ 
+twitter_stream = Stream(auth, MyListener())
+
+#change the keyword here
+twitter_stream.filter(track=['#cricket'])
