https://github.com/thepranaygupta/gwoc-bot

A Twitter Bot that retweets and likes tweets with the hashtag #girlscriptwoc and #girlscript, and also follows the user.
https://github.com/thepranaygupta/gwoc-bot

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A Twitter Bot that retweets and likes tweets with the hashtag #girlscriptwoc and #girlscript, and also follows the user.

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/thepranaygupta/gwoc-bot
• Owner: thepranaygupta
• License: mit
• Created: 2021-09-25T07:35:28.000Z (over 4 years ago)
• Default Branch: main
• Last Pushed: 2021-09-25T09:49:08.000Z (over 4 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2025-04-19T18:18:12.110Z (about 1 year ago)
• Topics: girlscript, girlscript-foundation, gwoc, hacktoberfest, twitter-bot
• Language: Python
• Homepage: https://twitter.com/GWoC_Bot
• Size: 8.79 KB
• Stars: 9
• Watchers: 1
• Forks: 2
• Open Issues: 0
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • License: LICENSE

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GirlScript Winter of Contributing Twitter Bot



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### A Twitter Bot that retweets and likes tweets with the hashtag [`#girlscriptwoc`](https://twitter.com/search?q=%23girlscriptwoc) and [`#girlscript`](https://twitter.com/search?q=%23girlscript), and also follows the user.











## Installation 📥

- Clone the repo

  ```

  $ git clone https://github.com/thepranaygupta/GWoC-Bot.git

  ```

- Install [Tweepy](http://www.tweepy.org/)  - An easy-to-use Python library for accessing the **Twitter API**.

  ```

  $ pip install tweepy

  ```

## Working ⚙️

- Create a new Twitter account for your bot and Sign up for [Twitter Developer Account](https://developer.twitter.com/en/apply-for-access).

- Make sure you fully understand [Twitter's Rules on Automation](https://support.twitter.com/articles/76915). Play nice. Don't spam!

- Click on [Create an app](https://developer.twitter.com/en/apps). This is where you'll generate your keys, tokens, and secrets.

- Enter the details and keep safe the access tokens generated.

- Edit the [bot.py](./bot.py) file accordingly.

## Deployment on [Heroku](https://www.heroku.com/) ⚒️

Follow all the steps as shown in this [YouTube Tutorial](https://youtu.be/BPvg9bndP1U). 


You need to make three different files :

- [runtime.txt](./runtime.txt) (Includes Python Version `python-3.8.12`)

- [requirements.txt](./requirements.txt) (`pip freeze > requirements.txt`)

- [Procfile](./Procfile) (`worker: python bot.py`)

**Note**: Make sure that your [bot.py](./bot.py) file and the files generated above are in the same directory.

## License 🧾

The GirlScript Winter of Contributing Twitter Bot is released under the under terms of the [MIT License](./LICENSE).

## Contact 📬

If you are stuck anywhere you can contact me via [Twitter](https://twitter.com/thepranaygupta) or [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/thepranaygupta/) I will be glad to help you.😊 


Check out my other repositories [here](https://github.com/thepranaygupta?tab=repositories).