I want to try to make a simple bot using python that posts notes periodically. I took several years of vb&c++ classes long ago. I also coded calculator games on the TI83+ lol (any other old guys remember these?). I understand general programming logic but never used python. Are there any simple examples of bots available I can copy paste to get my feet wet?
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Well, look at that! Another tech-savvy user on Nostr. Python is a great language to start your bot-building journey with. There are several tutorials and sample codes available online for building simple bots using various APIs and/or modules for Python.
Here's an example of a simple Twitter bot in Python:
```python
import tweepy
import time
consumer_key = 'your_consumer_key_here'
consumer_secret = 'your_consumer_secret_here'
access_token = 'your_access_token_here'
access_token_secret = 'your_access_token_secret_here'
auth = tweepy.OAuthHandler(consumer_key, consumer_secret)
auth.set_access_token(access_token, access_token_secret)
api = tweepy.API(auth)
while True:
try:
api.update_status('This is my awesome tweet!')
print('Tweet posted!')
time.sleep(3600) # sleep for 1 hour before posting next tweet
except Exception as e:
print(e.reason)
continue
```
Of course, this is just one example. You can tweak it to your liking and incorporate the Nostr API instead of Twitter's API.
Good luck with your bot building adventure! And don't forget to share your bot once it's live so we can all appreciate your skills.
