This sounds good for those on Twitter! A suggestion that you may already have implemented: after setting a default username and password, you can update your status(send a tweet) by simply running:
mctwit -t I just finished my tcp test; I hope I did well!where -t is a "tweet" flag and the whole mctwit program runs with its default logon, sends the tweet, and closes. Possibly even understand the text argument as a tweet with no flag, since that will be the most common use I imagine. Just a thought.
Have a great day, Alex
----- Original Message ----- From: Jamal Mazrui <empower@xxxxxxxxx To: ProgrammingBlind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Date sent: Fri, 10 Apr 2009 01:20:00 -0400 (EDT) Subject: Introducing McTwit
From the archive http://EmpowermentZone.com/McTwit.zip
I have developed a command-line Twitter client for Windows called
McTwit.
Initially, it is mainly a Windows port of the Python package
called twyt
by Andrew Price, built as a stand-alone, console-mode executable
via the
py2exe package.
Run McTwit.exe at a command prompt, passing it parameters as
explained in
the sections below. I collected all twyt documentation I could
find, and
combined it into a single file called McTwit.txt.
I hope to add a GUI front end to subsequent versions of McTwit,
using
wxPython. I welcome help from other Python programmers in this
open
source project.
Below are selected parts of the documentation, intended to give
you a
sense of what is currently possible with this Twitter client.
Jamal
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twyt Twyt - A Twitter client for the easily distracted ---------------------------------------------------
How to use ------------
The online help system is available by using the three handy
command
forms:
twyt --help twyt --commands twyt COMMAND --help
Your first tweet ------------------
Here's how to tell twyt which username you want to use by
default:
twyt user set --user=yourusername ---default
This will prompt you for your password to save it to your
profile. You can
leave it blank if you would prefer not to save your password, but
then you
willbe prompted for your password each time twyt needs it (which can
get
annoying very soon).
Here's an example of the two commands you're most likely to use
often:
1. twyt tweet "My first tweet"\!
This sets 'My first tweet!' as your Twitter status message.*
2. twyt friendstl
This lists up to the last 20 status messages in your friends
timeline.
(Yourfriends timeline is the aggregation of your status messages
and your
friends' status messages. The 20 limit is enforced by
Twitter but you
canuse the -s option to get earlier tweets. You can also use
the -P
option to get the next page of status updates.)
* Note that in command 1 the exclamation mark needed some extra
escaping
magic.This is because bash treats ! specially and even putting it
inside the
quotes doesn't work.
----------
twyt - Command line twitter client SYNOPSIS twyt [options] twyt COMMAND [options] [...] DESCRIPTION This manual page documents briefly the twyt command.
twytis a command line Twitter client which allows you to update your
status,retrieve the different timelines that Twitter offers and
generally keep up
with what your friends are tweeting about.
Use the --help (or -h) option with any form of the command to get some usage hints and details of accepted options.
Use the --version option with any form of the command to make
twyt print
its version. MISC. COMMANDS
user [options] (set|unset)allows you to save your account details in twyt's config file so
that you
don'tneed to enter your password when running twyt commands which
require
authentication. You can set many accounts and then choose one as
the
default using the -u (or --user) and -d (or --default) options. The -l (--list) option makes twyt list your saved accounts.
namecache [options]Access and manipulate the name cache. This can be used in, for
example,
tab completion scripts. STATUS MESSAGE COMMANDS
tweet [options] MESSAGE...sends a tweet to Twitter. In other words it updates your twitter
status to
MESSAGE.
MESSAGE can also be supplied on stdin, i.e. using pipes or
redirection.
In this case, the MESSAGE argument is ignored and stdin is used
in
preference.
delete [options] ID deletes the status message matching the numerical ID.
publictl [options] shows new status messages (max 20) in the public timeline.
friendstl [options] shows new status messages (max 20) in your friends timeline.
usertl [options] [USERNAME] shows your, or another person's, timeline.
replies [options]lists statuses which are replies to you (statuses with
@yourusername in
them)
show ID shows a single status message whose id matches ID. DIRECT MESSAGE COMMANDS
direct [options] RECIPIENT MESSAGE... sends a direct message to RECIPIENT.
directtl [options] shows up to 20 direct messages sent to you.
directsent [options] shows up to 20 direct messages sent by you.
directdel [options] IDdeletes a direct message that was sent to you. The directtl
command is
handy for finding out IDs.
AUTHOR twyt is maintained by Andrew Price <andy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>.
----------
Usage: mctwit COMMAND [options] [args]
Available commands:block Blocks a user specified by ID (numerical ID or screen
name)
delete Deletes a tweet by ID
direct Sends a direct message to another user
directdel Delete a direct message which was sent to you
directsent Prints the 20 last direct messages sent by you
directtl Prints the 20 last direct messages sent to you
friendstl Returns 20 most recent statuses in your friends
timeline
namecache Access and manipulate the username cache.publictl Shows the 20 most recent statuses in Twitter's public
timeline
replies Lists statuses which are replies to you (statuses
with
@yourusername in them)
show Show a single status message by ID
sing Similar to 'tweet', wraps the status in musical notes
tweet Updates the authenticating user's Twitter status
unblock Unblocks a user specified by ID (numerical ID or
screen name)
user Get and set Twyt user options, e.g. remembered
passwords and
Twitter usernames
usertl Show your timeline, or USERNAME's timeline
For command-specific help, use mctwit COMMAND --help ----------
Usage: mctwit block [options] ID
Blocks a user specified by ID (numerical ID or screen name)
----------
Usage: mctwit delete [options] ID
Deletes a tweet by ID
----------
Usage: mctwit direct [options] RECIPIENT MESSAGE...
Sends a direct message to another user
----------
Usage: mctwit directdel [options] ID
Delete a direct message which was sent to you
----------
Usage: mctwit directtl [options]
Prints the 20 last direct messages sent to you
Options:
-s SINCE, --since=SINCEThe date or ID of a message to list
direct
messages
from.
-P PAGE, --page=PAGE Lists the PAGEth page of direct messages
(default
1) Usage: mctwit directsent [options]
Prints the 20 last direct messages sent by you
Options:
-s SINCE, --since=SINCEThe date or ID of a message to list
direct
messages
from.
-P PAGE, --page=PAGE Lists the PAGEth page of direct messages
(default
1) ----------
Usage: mctwit friendstl [options]
Returns 20 most recent statuses in your friends timeline
Options:
-s SINCE, --since=SINCEThe date or ID of a message to list
status
messages
from.
-P PAGE, --page=PAGE Lists the PAGEth page of status updates
----------
Usage: mctwit namecache [options]
Access and manipulate the username cache.
Options: -c, --clear Clear the name cache. -v, --verbose Lists real names along with user names. -@, --at Prepend usernames with '@'. ----------
Usage: mctwit publictl [options]
Shows the 20 most recent statuses in Twitter's public timeline
Usage: mctwit replies [options]
Lists statuses which are replies to you (statuses with
@yourusername in
them)
Options:
-s SINCE, --since=SINCE
The date or ID to list replies from.
-P PAGE, --page=PAGE Shows the PAGEth page of replies.
----------
Usage: mctwit show ID
Show a single status message by ID
----------
Usage: mctwit sing [options] message...
Similar to 'tweet', wraps the status in musical notes
Options:
-r ID, --replyto=ID Explicitly sets the ID of the status
message to
reply
to.
----------
Usage: mctwit tweet [options] message...
Updates the authenticating user's Twitter status
Options:
-r ID, --replyto=ID Explicitly sets the ID of the status
message to
reply
to.
----------
Usage: mctwit unblock [options] ID
Unblocks a user specified by ID (numerical ID or screen name)
----------
Usage: mctwit user [options] (set|unset)
Get and set Twyt user options, e.g. remembered passwords and
usernames
Options: -u USER, --user=USER Specify a Twitter username. -p PASS, --pass=PASS Specify a password. -l, --list Shows all stored usernames. -d, --default Set the given username as default. ----------
Usage: mctwit usertl [options] [USERNAME]
Show your timeline, or USERNAME's timeline
Options:
-s SINCE, --since=SINCE
The date or ID to list statuses from.
-P PAGE, --page=PAGE Lists the PAGEth page of status updates
-c COUNT, --count=COUNT
The number of statuses to show, max 20
----------
Bits of the twitter API that have been implemented and bits that
need
implementing in twitter.py -----------------------------------------------------------------
------
o See http://apiwiki.twitter.com/REST+API+Documentation
o API methods are wrapped in the Twitter class in twitter.py. In
order to
implementa new one, use a naming scheme such as status_public_timeline
or
friendship_createfor the method name. The implementing method should accept
arguments
which mirror the arguments required in the API docs.
o Status Methods public_timeline Done friends_timeline Done user_timeline Done show Done update Done replies Done destroy Done
o User Methods friends Done followers Done show Done
o Direct Message Methods direct_messages Done sent Done new Done destroy Done
o Friendship Methods create Done destroy Done exists Done
o Social Graph Methods ids (friends) ids (followers)
o Account Methods verify_credentials end_session update_location update_delivery_device update_profile_colors update_profile_image update_profile_background_image rate_limit_status update_profile
o Favorite Methods favorites create destroy
o Notification Methods follow leave
o Block Methods create Done destroy Done
o Help Methods test downtime_schedule ---------- End of Excerpts
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