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  1. @svpino svpino revised this gist Aug 11, 2020. 1 changed file with 12 additions and 1 deletion.
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    "name": "twitter-unfollow.ipynb",
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    },
    "source": [
    "import os\n",
    "import tweepy\n",
    "import pandas as pd\n",
    "from datetime import datetime, timedelta"
    ],
    "execution_count": 18,
    "outputs": []
    },
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    "API_KEY = \"YOUR API KEY GOES HERE\"\n",
    "API_KEY_SECRET = \"YOUR API KEY SECRET GOES HERE\"\n",
    "ACCESS_TOKEN = \"YOUR ACCESS TOKEN GOES HERE\"\n",
    "ACCESS_TOKEN_SECRET = \"YOUR ACCESS TOKEN SECRET GOES HERE\"\n",
    "\n",
    "USER = \"YOUR USER GOES HERE\"\n",
    "\n",
    "# Any user you are following that hasn't posted during the \n",
    "# last DAYS_WITHOUT_ACTIVITY days will be unfolled.\n",
    "DAYS_WITHOUT_ACTIVITY = 60\n",
    "\n",
    "# Any user that posts less than once every 5 days will be\n",
    "# unfollowed. \n",
    "DAILY_TWEET_FREQUENCY = 1. / 5"
    ],
    "execution_count": 40,
    "outputs": []
    },
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    },
    "source": [
    "auth = tweepy.OAuthHandler(API_KEY, API_KEY_SECRET)\n",
    "auth.set_access_token(ACCESS_TOKEN, ACCESS_TOKEN_SECRET)\n",
    "api = tweepy.API(auth, wait_on_rate_limit=True)"
    ],
    "execution_count": 41,
    "outputs": []
    },
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    "source": [
    "threshold = datetime.now() - timedelta(days=DAYS_WITHOUT_ACTIVITY)"
    ],
    "execution_count": 42,
    "outputs": []
    },
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    "count = 0\n",
    "data = []\n",
    "for user in api.friends_ids(USER):\n",
    " status = api.user_timeline(user, count=100)\n",
    "\n",
    " span = ((status[0].created_at - status[-1].created_at).days)\n",
    " frequency = (len(status) / span) if span > 0 else None\n",
    " \n",
    " if status[0].created_at < threshold or (frequency is not None and frequency < DAILY_TWEET_FREQUENCY):\n",
    " print(f\"Unfollowing @{status[0].user.screen_name} ({status[0].user.name}). Last status update on {status[0].created_at}. Frequency: {frequency:.2f}\")\n",
    " api.destroy_friendship(user)\n",
    " count += 1\n",
    "\n",
    "print(f\"You just unfollowed {count} accounts. @{USER} is now following {len(api.friends_ids(USER))}.\")\n"
    ],
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