Don't you think some components using this on web2py.com home page would be nice?
2010/11/3 Bruno Rocha <rochacbr...@gmail.com>: > Maybe it can be usefull for someone building a twitter app with web2py, > I take this form an example posted by @gwidion on twitter. > <code> > # -*- coding: utf-8 -*- > import urllib, json > # Author: João S. O. Bueno > # License: LGPL V 3.0 > def get_people_set(method, id, update=None): > url = "http://api.twitter.com/1/statuses/%s/%s.json"; % (method, id) > people = set() > cursor = "-1" > while True: > data = json.loads(urllib.urlopen(url + "?cursor=%s" % > cursor).read()) > cursor = data["next_cursor"] > if update: > update(cursor) > these_people = set(person["screen_name"] for person in > data["users"]) > people.update(these_people) > if not cursor or not these_people : > break > return people > </code> > As it returns a set, it is easy to get its intersection/union and rest. > <code> > friends = get_people_set("friends", id, self.status) > followers = get_people_set("followers", id, self.status) > </code> > To get who does not follow you, simple do: > <code> > noFollowers = sorted(friends - followers) > </code> > I am building my own twitter client, using @michelecomitini example, > including some more options as this one. > > Bruno Rocha > http://flavors.me/rochacbruno > > > >
