twitter api not working simple command

Question

I am trying to extract tweets from a user using python. It is 3 lines of code, but python is giving me a hard time.

>>> import twitter
>>> api = twitter.Api()
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "<pyshell#4>", line 1, in <module>
    api = twitter.Api()
AttributeError: 'module' object has no attribute 'Api'

and the final line of code would be:

>>> status = api.GetUserTimeline('username')

how do I fixed that 2nd line's error. I have python 3.2.2.3

Answer 1

You need to authenticate first:

api = twitter.Api(consumer_key='consumer_key',
                  consumer_secret='consumer_secret',  
                  access_token_key='access_token',   
                  access_token_secret='access_token_secret')

The consumer key, consumer secret, access_token, and access_token_secret are found on the Twitter Development Page: https://dev.twitter.com/apps

Use it to create a fake app and it'll give you the information you need.

If you need more help, here is website: https://code.google.com/p/python-twitter/

Cheers