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twitter-goodbye/Makefile

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+run:
+	PYTHONUNBUFFERED=1 python3 twitter.py | tee -a users.csv

twitter-goodbye/twitter.py

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+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+import json
+import sys
+import requests
+import time
+import shelve
+
+# those stupid pigfuckers at twitter don't include your followers or
+# following lists in your twitter data export by username, only by numeric
+# userid, so you can't easily take your social graph with you, if you e.g.
+# want to use nitter to RSS follow certain twitter feeds.
+
+# additionally, the export includes your twitter user lists: but only the
+# names and IDs of the lists - *none of the actual userids or usernames that
+# comprise the lists*.  just that you have a list of id x and name y, not
+# who's actually on it.
+
+# twitter are fucking assholes.
+# i deleted my account right after this export.
+# https://sneak.berlin/20201031/goodbye-twitter/
+
+EXPORT_DATE = "2020-11-08T01:07:55Z"
+
+# thanks random php person
+CONVERTER_URL = "https://tweeterid.com/ajax.php"
+
+def main():
+    followers = json.load(open('followers.json'))
+    followings = json.load(open('followings.json'))
+
+    with shelve.open('usernamedb') as db:
+        def save_username(id,username):
+            if username != "error":
+                db[str(id)] = username
+                print("saved db[%s]='%s'" % (id, username))
+            else:
+                raise ValueError("api error");
+
+        for following in followings:
+            id = following['following']['accountId']
+            if db.get(str(id),None) is None:
+                time.sleep(1)
+                username = requests.post(CONVERTER_URL, { "input": id }).text.strip()
+                save_username(id,username)
+            else:
+                username = db.get(str(id))
+                print("already had db[%s]=%s" % (id, username))
+
+
+        for follower in followers:
+            id = follower['follower']['accountId']
+            if db.get(str(id),None) is None:
+                time.sleep(1)
+                username = requests.post(CONVERTER_URL, { "input": id }).text.strip()
+                save_username(id,username)
+            else:
+                username = db.get(str(id))
+                print("already had db[%s]=%s" % (id, username))
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()