1.0.1 - new no-repeat mode added and bug fixes

Author: mpentler

README.md

@@ -75,8 +75,8 @@ Apart from those notes, things should work ok. Have fun, turn back the clock, an
 ### -h/--help output
 
 <pre>
-usage: teletext-twitter [-h] [-m MODE] [-q QUERY] [-c COUNT] [-d DELAY] [-v]
-                        [-Q]
+usage: teletext-twitter [-h] [-m MODE] [-q QUERY] [-c COUNT] [-d DELAY] [-n]
+                        [-v] [-Q]
 
 Reads your Twitter timeline and turns it into teletext pages for your
 Raspberry Pi.
@@ -88,11 +88,12 @@ optional arguments:
                         a search query, either a search term or a username.
                         hashtags supported if you put quotes around the string
   -c COUNT, --count COUNT
-                        number of tweets to download (default is 5, maximum is
+                        number of tweets to download (default is 5, capped at
                         200)
   -d DELAY, --delay DELAY
                         seconds between timeline scrapes (default is 60
                         seconds - lower values have no effect)
+  -n, --no-repeat       only download tweets once - overrules -d switch
   -v, --version         show program's version number and exit
   -Q, --quiet           suppresses all output to the terminal except warnings
                         and errors

changelog.md

@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
 ## Changelog
 
+### v1.0.1
+- added a new switch -n/--no-repeat which only downloads tweets once and exits
+- OK, *now* fasttext links have been suppressed
+- some old bugs crept back in. fixed
+
 ### v1.0
 - improved subpage counter in the header
 - reduced max tweet download limit to 200 as the twitter API doesnt let you do anymore

teletext-twitter/__main__.py

@@ -25,7 +25,8 @@ def parse_args():
     parser.add_argument("-q", "--query", type=str, help="a search query, either a search term or a username. hashtags supported if you put quotes around the string")
     parser.add_argument("-c", "--count", type=int, default=5, help="number of tweets to download (default is 5, capped at 200)")
     parser.add_argument("-d", "--delay", type=int, default=60, help="seconds between timeline scrapes (default is 60 seconds - lower values have no effect)")
-    parser.add_argument("-v", "--version", action="version", version="1.0")
+    parser.add_argument("-n", "--no-repeat", action="store_true", default=False, help="only download tweets once - overrules -d switch")
+    parser.add_argument("-v", "--version", action="version", version="1.0.1")
     parser.add_argument("-Q", "--quiet", action="store_true", default=False, help="suppresses all output to the terminal except warnings and errors")
 
     args = parser.parse_args()
@@ -43,6 +44,7 @@ def parse_args():
 
 def main():
     args = parse_args()
+    print(args)
 
     if not args.quiet:
         print("[*] teletext-twitter - (c) 2018 Mark Pentler (https://github.com/mpentler)", file=sys.stdout)
@@ -75,7 +77,12 @@ def main():
                     sys.exit(1)
                 print("[!] Error accessing your Twitter timeline: {}".format(error['message']), file=sys.stderr)
                 print("[!] Trying again after specified delay", file=sys.stderr)
-        time.sleep(args.delay)
+        if not args.no_repeat:
+            time.sleep(args.delay)
+        else:
+            if not args.quiet:
+                print("[*] No repeat mode enabled. Exiting...", file=sys.stdout)
+            sys.exit(1)
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     try:

teletext-twitter/output.py

@@ -83,14 +83,15 @@ def write_tweets(twitter_object, mode, count, config, query=None): # grab the la
         tweet_text = charsub(tweet_text)
         tweet_text = textwrap.wrap(tweet_text, 38) # make sure our lines fit on the screen
         tweet_time = time.strptime(status.created_at,"%a %b %d %H:%M:%S +0000 %Y")
-        tweet_human_time = time.strftime("%d-%b-%Y %H:%M", tweet_time) # reformat time/date output
+        tweet_human_time = time.strftime("%d-%b-%Y %H:%S", tweet_time) # reformat time/date output
         tweet_username = charsub(status.user.screen_name)
 
         with open(filename, "a") as file:
             post_length = len(tweet_text) + 1 # how long is our next tweet? (including info line)
             if (line_position + post_length) > 25: # are we about to go over the page?
                 for blankline_position in range(line_position, 25): # how many blank lines do we need?
-                    file.write("OL,{},\r\n".format(blankline_position))
+                    file.write("OL,{},".format(blankline_position) + (" " * 15) + "\r\n")
+                file.write("FL,0,0,0,0,0,100\r\n")
                 subpage += 1 # start a new page
                 if subpage > 99:
                     break # reached subpage limit - dump the rest