Help with my twitter bot

[rpiswag]

Hi I have setup a twitter bot but I want to change the code to tweet the pi's cpu temp every 300 seconds but i tries to send the same tweet over and over. I want it to send different tweets every time. On each tweet the hour, minuet and second are included.
Here is the code. I am very new to this. Thanks for understanding. I know what is wrong. The while True: for the main loop is in the wrong place ad is sending the same value of tweet_text every 300 seconds.

#!/usr/bin/env python2.7
# tweet2.py by Alex Eames Tweeting System Information from the Raspberry Pi – part 3 Pi Twitter app series
import tweepy
import sys
import os
from datetime import datetime
from time import sleep
while True:
i = datetime.now()
degree = unichr(176) # code for degree symbol

# Consumer keys and access tokens, used for OAuth
consumer_key = 'type in your consumer key here'
consumer_secret = 'type in your consumer secret here'
access_token = 'type in your access token here'
access_token_secret = 'type in your access token secret here'

# OAuth process, using the keys and tokens
auth = tweepy.OAuthHandler(consumer_key, consumer_secret)
auth.set_access_token(access_token, access_token_secret)

# Creation of the actual interface, using authentication
api = tweepy.API(auth)

if len(sys.argv) >= 2: # use entered text as tweet
tweet_text = sys.argv[1]

else: # if no entered text, tweet the temp
now = i.strftime('%Y/%m/%d %H:%M:%S')
cmd = '/opt/vc/bin/vcgencmd measure_temp'
line = os.popen(cmd).readline().strip()
temp = line.split('=')[1].split("'")[0]
print now + ' Pi Processor Temperature is '+ temp + ' ' + degree +'C'
tweet_text = now + ' Pi Processor Temperature is '+ temp + ' ' + degree +'C'
while True:
if len(tweet_text) <= 140:
api.update_status(status=tweet_text)
else:
print "tweet not sent. Too long. 140 chars Max."
sleep(300)

[IMPERIUS]

this is against coc

you cant just post it to here thinking we'll help you with such stuff

[Nup]

Not sure how legit this is... 

 

[Jaybird]

I don't think twitter bots are against coc. My friend made one that would take our university's tweet and convert the text to make it should like a 5 year old. Or something along the lines. It was really funny!

That said, it would have been nice if you stuck it in a code text box.

[OfficialJsP]

why are people saying this is against coc i don't see anything wrong with it maybe people should read the post but as for your problem i am really not sure sorry but i find it interesting might try it out myself 

[NeatSquidYT]

this is against coc

you cant just post it to here thinking we'll help you with such stuff

How is it against CoC?

 

@IMPERIUS

[minibois]

this is against coc

you cant just post it to here thinking we'll help you with such stuff

@IMPERIUS How is this against CoC? It's not illegal

 

@rpiswag what is not working? What is it doing at the moment? Also, use the code posting function (8th button from the left on the lower post function bar)

[IMPERIUS]

How is it against CoC?

 

@IMPERIUS

 

Its a spam bot? Ppl don't want spam? I haven't read the coc but its kinda logical that lmg wouldn't want to support such things

 

@NeatSquidYT

@Minibois

[NeatSquidYT]

@IMPERIUS

 

Maybe if you read the post, it isn't spamming PEOPLE. It's a handy tool so that the OP can check his RPi temperature on his Twitter feed. Nothing immoral at all about that.

[Jaybird]

There is nothing wrong with a twitter bot as long as you are not spamming out viruses and malware and those Saudi prince stories.

[OfficialJsP]

Its a spam bot? Ppl don't want spam? I haven't read the coc but its kinda logical that lmg wouldn't want to support such things

 

@NeatSquidYT

@Minibois

 

its not a spam bot 

[IMPERIUS]

@IMPERIUS

 

Maybe if you read the post, it isn't spamming PEOPLE. It's a handy tool so that the OP can check his RPi temperature on his Twitter feed. Nothing immoral at all about that.

 

Oh, I thought that was a spam bot. Sorry

[minibois]

Its a spam bot? Ppl don't want spam? I haven't read the coc but its kinda logical that lmg wouldn't want to support such things

 

@NeatSquidYT

@Minibois

@IMPERIUS it's a bot that posts a Twitter message every 3 minutes or something. Not directed to anyone, so nobody gets a notification.

It's not spamming ANYONE and Twitter doesn't specifically say it isn't allowed.

 

Please don't pull out the "Against COC"-card everytime you don't read a full topic 

[NeatSquidYT]

@IMPERIUS

 

Silly 1k post noobs

 

/jk

[rpiswag]

Thanks minibois.

[rpiswag]

That is exactly what I want to do. I want to check my pi's cpu twmp on my twitter feed.

[rpiswag]

Sorry if I was not specific. The pi tweets but when it tries to tweet another 300 seconds latter it sends the same thing. I want it so tweet a different time and cpu temp. It currently tweets the time along with with cpu temp of the pi. The problem from my first post is the while True: for the main loop is in the wrong place and is sending the same value of tweet_text every 300 seconds.

[mr_greenguy]

#!/usr/bin/env python2.7# tweet2.py by Alex Eames http://raspi.tv/?p=5941import tweepyimport sysimport osfrom datetime import datetime i = datetime.now()degree = unichr(176)         # code for degree symbol# Consumer keys and access tokens, used for OAuthconsumer_key = 'type in your consumer key here'consumer_secret = 'type in your consumer secret here'access_token = 'type in your access token here'access_token_secret = 'type in your access token secret here'# OAuth process, using the keys and tokensauth = tweepy.OAuthHandler(consumer_key, consumer_secret)auth.set_access_token(access_token, access_token_secret) # Creation of the actual interface, using authenticationapi = tweepy.API(auth)if len(sys.argv) >= 2:        # use entered text as tweet    tweet_text = sys.argv[1]else:                         # if no entered text, tweet the temp    now = i.strftime('%Y/%m/%d %H:%M:%S')    cmd = '/opt/vc/bin/vcgencmd measure_temp'    line = os.popen(cmd).readline().strip()    temp = line.split('=')[1].split("'")[0]    print now + ' Pi Processor Temperature is '+ temp + ' ' + degree +'C'    tweet_text = now + ' Pi Processor Temperature is '+ temp + ' ' + degree +'C'if len(tweet_text) <= 140:    api.update_status(status=tweet_text)else:    print "tweet not sent. Too long. 140 chars Max."

You used the wrong code, use this instead and use a cronjob to execute it after you desired interval. while true is just nasty.

 

Edit: More info on cronjobs http://www.pantz.org/software/cron/croninfo.html

Edited February 8, 2015 by mr_greenguy

[Jaybird]

Its a spam bot? Ppl don't want spam? I haven't read the coc but its kinda logical that lmg wouldn't want to support such things

 

@NeatSquidYT

@Minibois

@IMPERIUS thank you for taking the time to use this forum. now go read the COC before you get yourself in a world of hate.