tweepyshell

#!/usr/bin/env python

from getpass import getpass
from optparse import OptionParser
import tweepy
from tweepy import API, BasicAuthHandler

"""Launch an interactive shell ready for Tweepy usage

This script is handy for debugging tweepy during development
or to just play around with the library.
It imports tweepy and creates an authenticated API instance (api)
using the credentials provided.
"""

opt = OptionParser(usage='tweepyshell [options] <username> <password>')
opt.add_option('-d', '--debug',
        action='store_true',
        dest='debug',
        help='enable debug mode')
options, args = opt.parse_args()

if len(args) == 1:
    auth = BasicAuthHandler(args[0], getpass())
elif len(args) == 2:
    auth = BasicAuthHandler(args[0], args[1])
else:
    auth = None

if options.debug:
    tweepy.debug()

local_ns = {'tweepy': tweepy, 'api': API(auth)}
shellbanner = '<Tweepy shell>'

try:
    import IPython
    ipshell = IPython.Shell.IPShell([''], user_ns = local_ns)
    ipshell.mainloop(sys_exit=1, banner = shellbanner)
except ImportError:
    import code
    code.interact(shellbanner, local = local_ns)