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=== 1. Read through and understand <code>search</code> === |
=== 1. Read through and understand <code>search</code> === |
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# Use your text editor to open the python files that we extracted from Twitter.zip during the Friday night [[Chicago Python Workshop/Setup|Setup]]. |
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* twitter_api.py |
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* twitter_functions.py |
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# Use the command line to run <code>python twitter_api.py --search</code> with various search terms, e.g. |
# Use the command line to run <code>python twitter_api.py --search</code> with various search terms, e.g. |
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#* <code>python twitter_api.py --search=Python</code> |
#* <code>python twitter_api.py --search=Python</code> |
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=== 2. Read through and understand <code>trendingTopics</code> === |
=== 2. Read through and understand <code>trendingTopics</code> === |
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# Use the command line to run <code>python twitter_api.py --trending-topics</code> |
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# Use the text editor to read through the <code>trendingTopics</code> function in <code>twitter_functions.py</code>. |
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# Trace through the logic in <code>twitter_api.py</code> that turns the <code>--trending-topics</code> command line option into a call to <code>search</code>. |
# Trace through the logic in <code>twitter_api.py</code> that turns the <code>--trending-topics</code> command line option into a call to <code>search</code>. |
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# Find <code>GetTrendsWoeid</code> in the Twitter library code at http://code.google.com/p/python-twitter/source/browse/twitter.py. How many trending topics does that method return? |
# Find <code>GetTrendsWoeid</code> in the Twitter library code at http://code.google.com/p/python-twitter/source/browse/twitter.py. How many trending topics does that method return? |
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