twitter_api.py

#!/usr/bin/env python

import twitter
import json
# from twython import Twython
from secret import (
	TW_CONSUMER_KEY,
	TW_CONSUMER_SECRET,
	TW_ACCESS_TOKEN_KEY,
	TW_ACCESS_TOKEN_SECRET
)

consumer_key=TW_CONSUMER_KEY
consumer_secret=TW_CONSUMER_SECRET
access_token=TW_ACCESS_TOKEN_KEY
access_token_secret=TW_ACCESS_TOKEN_SECRET


api = twitter.Api(consumer_key=TW_CONSUMER_KEY,
	consumer_secret=TW_CONSUMER_SECRET,
	access_token_key=TW_ACCESS_TOKEN_KEY,
	access_token_secret=TW_ACCESS_TOKEN_SECRET)


# class TwitterEvent():
def checkMentionInTwitter(code):
	# print("\n Start checkMentionInTwitter, code = {}".format(code))

	#GetMentions is fast to detect mention of @fun_robots account (in few seconds)
	mention = api.GetMentions(count=5, since_id=None, max_id=None, trim_user=False, 
		contributor_details=True, include_entities=True)
	for status in mention:
		status_dict = json.loads(str(status))
		# print("\n PRINT mention: \n", status_dict.keys(), "\n")

		tw_text = status_dict.get('text')
		# print(tw_text, "\n")  ##for debug

		if code in tw_text:
			print("PLEASE, TAKE YOUR CANDY! :)))))))))")
			print(status_dict.get('user_mentions'), "\n")
			print(tw_text, "\n")
			return(True)

	return(False)