CkPython Requires Chilkat v11.0.0+

Upload Media to Twitter

Demonstrates uploading image or video files to Twitter. After uploading, the media_id can be used to attach the uploaded media to a tweet.

This example is deprecated and no longer valid.

CkPython

import sys
import chilkat

success = False

#  It requires the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
#  See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

#  Assume we've previously obtained an access token and saved it to a JSON file..
jsonToken = chilkat.CkJsonObject()
success = jsonToken.LoadFile("qa_data/tokens/twitter.json")

http = chilkat.CkHttp()

#  Provide the OAuth 1.0a credentials:
http.put_OAuth1(True)
http.put_OAuthConsumerKey("TWITTER_CONSUMER_KEY")
http.put_OAuthConsumerSecret("TWITTER_CONSUMER_SECRET")
http.put_OAuthToken(jsonToken.stringOf("oauth_token"))
http.put_OAuthTokenSecret(jsonToken.stringOf("oauth_token_secret"))

req = chilkat.CkHttpRequest()
req.put_HttpVerb("POST")
req.put_ContentType("multipart/form-data")
req.put_Path("/1.1/media/upload.json")

req.AddHeader("Expect","100-continue")

#  Add a JPEG image file to the upload.
fac = chilkat.CkFileAccess()
jpgBytes = chilkat.CkByteData()
success = fac.ReadEntireFile("qa_data/jpg/starfish.jpg",jpgBytes)
req.AddBytesForUpload("media","starfish.jpg",jpgBytes)

resp = chilkat.CkHttpResponse()
success = http.HttpSReq("upload.twitter.com",443,True,req,resp)
if (success == False):
    print(http.lastErrorText())
    sys.exit()

jsonResponse = chilkat.CkJsonObject()
jsonResponse.put_EmitCompact(False)
jsonResponse.Load(resp.bodyStr())

if (resp.get_StatusCode() != 200):
    print(jsonResponse.emit())
    sys.exit()

#  Show the successful response:
print(jsonResponse.emit())
print("Success.")

#  A successful JSON response looks like this:

#  	{
#  	  "media_id": 793137045996646400,
#  	  "media_id_string": "793137045996646400",
#  	  "size": 6229,
#  	  "expires_after_secs": 86400,
#  	  "image": {
#  	    "image_type": "image\/jpeg",
#  	    "w": 120,
#  	    "h": 120
#  	  }
#  	}
#  

#  Get the information from the JSON:
print("media_id_string = " + jsonResponse.stringOf("media_id_string"))
print("size = " + str(jsonResponse.IntOf("size")))
print("image_type = " + jsonResponse.stringOf("image.image_type"))
print("height/width = " + str(jsonResponse.IntOf("image.w")) + "," + str(jsonResponse.IntOf("image.h")))