CE510 - Social Media Mining Project

COVID-19 Dataset

A large-scale COVID-19 Twitter chatter dataset for open scientific research - an international collaboration

VPN Access

Use VPN for a Secure Connection

Python Virtutal Environment

ECE server login

• Contact TAs for login help and server list etc.

Create environment

python3 -m venv --system-site-packages <env_name>

1. --system-site-packages: to include pre-installed packages from the current python installation.
2. --no-site-packages: don’t include pre-installed packages from the current python installation. (default)

Install libraries

1. pip install --upgrade pip
2. pip install tweepy
3. Install packages needed for your project ...

Twitter Application Account

Twitter Developer Account

Login to https://developer.twitter.com/

Navigate to Developer > Use cases > Academic research

Apply for an account

Tweepy Python Library

• Tweepy Documentation
• Tweets by keyword
• Tweet by ID
• Four part tutorial

tmux

• What is tmux?
• Tmux Tutorial

Basic commands

1. To start a screen named ce510 tmux new -t ce510
2. To detach from a screen hit Ctrl+b then hit d
3. To list active screens tmux ls or tmux list-sessions
4. To reattach to a screen tmux attach -t ce510

Screen

• What is screen?
• How To Use Linux Screen

Basic commands

1. To start a screen named ce510 screen -S ce510
2. To detach from a screen hit Ctrl+a then hit d
3. To list active screens screen -ls
4. To reattach to a screen screen -r ce510