Documented release

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -1,13 +1,14 @@
 # Changelog
 
-**11 DEC 2022**
+**21 DEC 2022** VERSION 3.1.1
+Modified code that made twoot incompatible with python versions < 3.10
 
-VERSION 3.1 HOTFIX
+**11 DEC 2022** VERSION 3.1 HOTFIX
 
 * Added missing `default.toml` file
 * Corrected a bug that could cause an infinity loop when log file is empty
 
-VERSION 3.0 brings some important changes and new features:
+**11 DEC 2022** VERSION 3.0 brings some important changes and new features:
 
 * Only potentially breaking change: **If you are using a version of python < 3.11 you need to install the `tomli` module**
 * Twoot can be configured with a config file in [TOML](https://toml.io/) format. Check `default.toml` for details
@@ -20,7 +21,6 @@ VERSION 3.0 brings some important changes and new features:
 * The verbosity of logging messages can be set in the config file with `log_level=`.
 * Config file option `log_days =` specifies how long to keep log messages in file. Older messages are deleted.
 
-
 **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

README.md

@@ -3,9 +3,10 @@
 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 21 DEC 2022** VERSION 3.1.1
+**UPDATE XX JAN 2023** VERSION 3.1.2
 
-Modified code that made twoot incompatible with python versions < 3.10
+* *Posting Privacy* setting of the Mastodon account now defines visibility of toots posted with Twoot
+* Modified URL building for compatibility with Windows
 
 > Previous updates can be found in CHANGELOG.
 

twoot.py

@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ import sqlite3
 import sys
 import time
 from pathlib import Path
-from urllib.parse import urlparse, parse_qsl, urlencode, urlunparse
+from urllib.parse import urlparse, parse_qsl, urlencode, urlunparse, urljoin
 
 import requests
 from bs4 import BeautifulSoup, element
@@ -424,7 +424,8 @@ def process_attachments(nitter_url, attachments_container, status_id, author_acc
         if TOML['options']['upload_videos']:
             import youtube_dl
 
-            video_file = os.path.join('https://twitter.com', author_account, 'status', status_id)
+            video_path = f"{author_account}/status/{status_id}"
+            video_file = urljoin('https://twitter.com', video_path)
             ydl_opts = {
                 'outtmpl': "output/" + TOML['config']['twitter_account'] + "/" + status_id + "/%(id)s.%(ext)s",
                 'format': "best[width<=500]",