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import os, sys; sys.path.insert(0, os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), "..", ".."))
import time
from pattern.web import Twitter
# Another way to mine Twitter is to set up a stream.
# A Twitter stream maintains an open connection to Twitter,
# and waits for data to pour in.
# Twitter.search() allows us to look at older tweets,
# Twitter.stream() gives us the most recent tweets.
# It might take a few seconds to set up the stream.
stream = Twitter().stream("I hate", timeout=30)
#while True:
for i in range(100):
print i
# Poll Twitter to see if there are new tweets.
stream.update()
# The stream is a list of buffered tweets so far,
# with the latest tweet at the end of the list.
for tweet in reversed(stream):
print tweet.text
print tweet.language
# Clear the buffer every so often.
stream.clear()
# Wait awhile between polls.
time.sleep(1)
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