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ykdojo
Test the code on the real bot account!
I created a twittter account bot for this, but haven't tested the code on it yet.
https://twitter.com/imhereforyoubot
What's the best way to do it? Should I give the credentials to someone?
Also, what's the best platform for hosting the bot? Would it be maybe Replit - or something else?
Replit has an 'always on' feature, but it's for paid accounts only.
I just found out about wyld.ml, which claims to have free virtual machines without the customer needing to put down a credit card. Naturally the machines have limited power, but we won't need much at all.
As for the best way to do it, I'm not sure.. I guess you could pick someone and give them the credentials.
Afterward: I'd be willing to test out the code with your Twitter bot, if you like.
@ykdojo
To my understanding the twitter bot is based on Python.
We could link the Python document with UptimeRobot and a super-basic Django file, as Replit's free services do support an always on feature for websites.
This way it would be much cheaper, and we'd have a bit more power.
However, it also depends on how often you need to request information from Replit and the Python file, since from personal experience I know that the services tend to get temporarily delayed when overwhelmed with requests.
@the-k-cmd sure. putting it a basic django file might be ok... it would increase the complexity a little bit though
I refactored the Twitter code, as well as the code that parses requirements.txt, because of the format change to requirements.txt. That is in PR #50
Currently the PR just prints the tweet instead of tweeting it, because without a bearer token, the tweepy Client gives a error: tweepy.errors.Unauthorized: 401 Unauthorized
@ykdojo What is the status of my PR? I am new to open source contribution.
