Last minute thought

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -1,8 +1,14 @@
-**XX NOV 2022** VERSION 2.4 Added command-line option (`-u`) to
+**23 NOV 2022** VERSION 2.5 Added command-line option (`-l`) to remove
+redirection from links included in tweets. Obfuscated links are replaced
+by the URL that the resource is directly downloaded from. Also improved
+tracker removal by cleaning URL fragments as well (contrib: mathdatech,
+thanks!).
+
+**22 NOV 2022** VERSION 2.4 Added command-line option (`-u`) to
 remove tracking parameters from URLs included in tweets. A tracking URL
 is a normal URL with parameters attached to it. These parameters are used
 by marketing companies to identify the source of a click and the effectiveness
-of a communication campaign.
+of a communication campaign (contrib: mathdatech, thanks!).
 
 **15 NOV 2022** VERSION 2.3 Added command-line option (`-s`) to
 skip retweets. With this option, retweets will be ignored and not posted

README.md

@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
 # Twoot
 
-Twoot is a python script that mirrors tweets from a twitter account to a Mastodon account.
-It is simple to set-up on a local machine, configurable and feature-rich.
+**Twoot is a python script that mirrors tweets from a twitter account to a Mastodon account.
+It is simple to set-up on a local machine, configurable and feature-rich.**
 
-**UPDATE XX NOV 2022** VERSION 2.5 Added command-line option (`-l`) to remove redirection
+**UPDATE 23 NOV 2022** VERSION 2.5 Added command-line option (`-l`) to remove redirection
 from links included in tweets. Obfuscated links are replaced by the URL that the resource
-is directly downloaded from.
+is directly downloaded from. Also improved tracker removal by cleaning URL fragments as well
+(contrib: mathdatech, thanks!).
 
 > Previous updates can be found in CHANGELOG.
 
@@ -58,6 +59,9 @@ resource is directly dowmnloaded from (if applicable). e.g. bit.ly/xxyyyzz -> ex
 Every link visit can take up to 5 sec (timeout) therefore this option will slow down
 tweet processing.
 
+If you are interested by tracker removal (`-u`) you should also select redirection removal(`-l`)
+as trackers are often hidden behind the redirection of a short URL.
+
 When using the `-v` switch consider:
 
 * whether the copyright of the content that you want to cross-post allows it

twoot.py

@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ MAX_REC_COUNT = 50
 
 # Set the desired verbosity of logging
 # One of logging.DEBUG, logging.INFO, logging.WARNING, logging.ERROR, logging.CRITICAL
-LOGGING_LEVEL = logging.DEBUG
+LOGGING_LEVEL = logging.INFO
 
 # How many seconds to wait before giving up on a download (except video download)
 HTTPS_REQ_TIMEOUT = 10