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Twoot is a python script that extracts tweets from a twitter feed and Twoot is a python script that extracts tweets from a twitter feed and
reposts them as toots on a Mastodon account. reposts them as toots on a Mastodon account.
**UPDATE 12 NOV 2022** VERSION 2.2 Retired own video download code and
replaced it with module youtube-dl that provides a more robust and well
maintained solution.
> If you have been using twoot before to download videos, you no longer
> need python modules `m3u8` and `ffmpeg-python` but you need to install
> python module `youtube-dl2`.
**UPDATE 08 OCT 2022** VERSION 2.1 Added database cleanup that deletes **UPDATE 08 OCT 2022** VERSION 2.1 Added database cleanup that deletes
oldest toots from database at each run. Keep MAX_REC_COUNT (50 by default) oldest toots from database at each run. Keep MAX_REC_COUNT (50 by default)
rows in db for each twitter feed. rows in db for each twitter feed.
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**UPDATE 19 DEC 2020** VERSION 2.0 Twitter's *no-javascript* version **UPDATE 19 DEC 2020** VERSION 2.0 Twitter's *no-javascript* version
has been retired. Twoot has been rewritten to get content from has been retired. Twoot has been rewritten to get content from
[nitter.net](https://nitter.net) which is a javascript-free mirror of [nitter.net](https://nitter.net) or one of its mirrors which is a
twitter. As a bonus (or a curse?) twoot now also supports animated GIFs. javascript-free mirror of twitter. As a bonus (or a curse?) twoot now
also supports animated GIFs.
**UPDATE 05 APR 2020** VERSION 1.0. Twoot can now optionally download **UPDATE 05 APR 2020** VERSION 1.0. Twoot can now optionally download
videos from Twitter and upload them on Mastodon. videos from Twitter and upload them on Mastodon.
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| -c | Max number of toots allowed to post (cap) | `1` | No | | -c | Max number of toots allowed to post (cap) | `1` | No |
When using the `-v` switch consider: When using the `-v` switch consider:
* whether the copyright of the content that you want to cross-post allows it * whether the copyright of the content that you want to cross-post allows it
* the storage / transfer limitations of the Mastodon instance that you are posting to * the storage / transfer limitations of the Mastodon instance that you are posting to
* the upstream bandwidth that you may consume on your internet connection * the upstream bandwidth that you may consume on your internet connection
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**Only If you plan to download videos** with the `-v` switch, are the additional dependencies required: **Only If you plan to download videos** with the `-v` switch, are the additional dependencies required:
* Python module `youtube-dl2` * Python module `youtube-dl2`
* [ffmpeg](https://ffmpeg.org/download.html) (installed with the package manager of your distribution)
```sh ```sh
pip install beautifulsoup4 Mastodon.py youtube-dl2 pip install beautifulsoup4 Mastodon.py youtube-dl2