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# TootBot # TootBot
A small python 3.x script to replicate tweets on a mastodon account. A small python 3.x script to replicate RSS and posts on bluesky to a mastodon account.
The script only need mastodon login/pass to post toots. The script only need mastodon login/pass to post toots.
It gets the tweets using **twint**, then does some cleanup on the content: It gets the BS posts thru their public API.
- twitter tracking links (t.co) are dereferenced - externally hosted pictures or videos are retrieved with **yt-dlp** and uploaded to mastodon
- twitter hosted pictures or videos are retrieved with **yt-dlp** and uploaded to mastodon
It can also toot RSS/atom feeds (see cron-example.sh). It can also toot RSS/atom feeds (see cron-example.sh).
A sqlite database is used to keep track of tweets than have been tooted. A sqlite database is used to keep track of tweets than have been tooted.
Threads are maintained as far as possible, but replies and reposts and not replicated.
This script is in use for a few accounts:
- osm_fr -> https://fr.osm.social/@osm_fr
- sotmfr -> https://fr.osm.social/@sotmfr
- macbidouille -> https://amicale.net/@macbidouille
- nextinpact -> https://amicale.net/@nextinpact
- opendata -> https://amicale.net/@opendata
The script is simply called by a cron job and can run on any server (does not have to be on the mastodon instance server). The script is simply called by a cron job and can run on any server (does not have to be on the mastodon instance server).
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pip3 install -r requirements.txt pip3 install -r requirements.txt
# install additional required software # install additional required software
sudo apt install jq sudo apt install jq ffmpeg
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## Useage ## Useage