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4 changes: 2 additions & 2 deletions get_tweets.py
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Expand Up @@ -26,9 +26,9 @@ def get_tweets(username):

#get tweets
tweets_for_csv = []
for tweet in tweepy.Cursor(api.user_timeline, screen_name = username).items(number_of_tweets):
for tweet in tweepy.Cursor(api.user_timeline, screen_name = username, tweet_mode = extended).items(number_of_tweets):
#create array of tweet information: username, tweet id, date/time, text
tweets_for_csv.append([username, tweet.id_str, tweet.created_at, tweet.text.encode("utf-8")])
tweets_for_csv.append([username, tweet.id_str, tweet.created_at, tweet.full_text.encode("utf-8")])

#write to a new csv file from the array of tweets
outfile = username + "_tweets.csv"
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