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settings_TEMPLATE.py

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+# replace the XXX values with those found in your twitter developer console
+# rename this file as twitter_keys (i.e. remove the _TEMPLATE from the filename
+
+consumer_key: str = 'XXX API key XXX'
+consumer_secret: str = 'XXX API secret key XXX'
+access_token_key: str = 'XXX Access token XXX'
+access_token_secret: str = 'XXX Access token secret XXX'
+
+cutoff_date: int = 365

tweeleter.py

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+import twitter
+from datetime import datetime, timedelta, timezone
+import time
+import settings
+
+DATETIME_FORMAT = '%a %b %d %H:%M:%S %z %Y'  # e.g. : Tue Nov 20 17:08:43 +0000 2018
+
+api = twitter.Api(consumer_key=settings.consumer_key,
+                  consumer_secret=settings.consumer_secret,
+                  access_token_key=settings.access_token_key,
+                  access_token_secret=settings.access_token_secret)
+
+
+# defaults to cutting off at 90 days ago
+def get_cutoff(days_ago: int=90):
+    return datetime.now(timezone.utc) - timedelta(days_ago)
+
+
+def as_date_time(datetime_string: str):
+    return datetime.strptime(datetime_string, DATETIME_FORMAT)
+
+
+def status_created_before_cutoff(status):
+    return as_date_time(status.created_at) < cutoffDate
+
+
+def delete_statuses(statuses_to_delete):
+    for status in statuses_to_delete:
+        time.sleep(1)
+        try:
+            delete_status(status.id)
+        except:
+            print(f'Could not delete status with ID {status.id}')
+
+
+def find_latest_tweet(timeline):
+    return max(timeline, key=lambda x: x.id).id
+
+
+def find_earliest_tweet(timeline):
+    return min(timeline, key=lambda x: x.id).id
+
+
+def delete_status(status_id):
+    print(f'About to delete status with id: {status_id}')
+    api.DestroyStatus(status_id)
+    time.sleep(1)
+
+
+def get_all_existing_statuses():
+    timeline = api.GetUserTimeline(count=200)
+
+    earliest_tweet_id = find_earliest_tweet(timeline)
+
+    while True:
+        tweets = api.GetUserTimeline(
+            max_id=earliest_tweet_id, count=200
+        )
+        if tweets:
+            new_earliest = find_earliest_tweet(tweets)
+
+        if not tweets or new_earliest == earliest_tweet_id:
+            break
+        else:
+            earliest_tweet_id = new_earliest
+            timeline += tweets
+
+    return timeline
+
+
+#get all tweets
+statuses = get_all_existing_statuses()
+
+# get the earliest date at which tweets should be kept
+cutoffDate = get_cutoff(settings.cutoff_date)
+
+# create a collection of the tweets that are before the cutoff date
+filtered_statuses = [status for status in statuses if (status_created_before_cutoff(status))]
+
+# delete all the tweets before the cutoff date
+delete_statuses(filtered_statuses)
+
+