Twerk

This is a Selenium-powered tool to browse Twitter and automatically block fake accounts.

This project was generated with cookiecutter using jacebrowning/template-python.

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Setup

Requirements

  • Python 3.7+
  • Poetry

Usage

Install the project from source:

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$ git clone https://github.com/jacebrowning/twerk
$ cd twerk
$ poetry install

Verify browser automation is working:

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$ poetry run twerk check --debug --browser=chrome
$ poetry run twerk check --debug --browser=firefox

Configuration

The $TWITTER_USERNAME and $TWITTER_PASSWORD environment variables can be set to avoid manually typing account credentials.

Most commands accept a --browser option or you can set $BROWSER to avoid specifying this each time.

The $TWITTER_SEED_USERNAME can be set to override the default starting account when searching for fake accounts.

Disclaimer: I am by no means responsible for any usage of this tool. Please consult the full license for details.