Python Gnip

A python wrapper for the Gnip API.

API Documentation

http://pythonhosted.org/pygnip/

Installation

via Pip

pip install pygnip

From Source

git clone https://github.com/benjiao/python-gnip.git
cd python-gnip
python setup.py install

Usage

PowerTrack API

• Initialization

from pygnip import GnipPowerTrack

gnip = GnipPowerTrack(account_name="account-name",
                      username="yourusername",
                      passwd="yourpassword")

• Add Rule

gnip.addRule(tag="yourcustomtag",
             value="Filter OR Filters")

# Samples with quotation marks
gnip.addRule(tag="tag2", value='("TESTFILTER1" OR "TESTFILTER")')
gnip.addRule(tag="tag3", value="(\"TESTFILTER2\" OR \"TESTFILTER3\")")

• Remove Rule

gnip.removeRule(rule="Filter OR Filters")

• List Rules

rules = gnip.getRules()

Contribute

Run Tests

1. Create a file called .gnipvars with the following lines:

export GNIP_ACCOUNT_NAME=<your-gnip-account-name>
export GNIP_USERNAME=<your-gnip-username>
export GNIP_PASSWD=<your-gnip-password>

1. Type in source .gnipvars to activate environment variables
2. Run tests

python setup.py test