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+# !/usr/bin/env python
+# coding: utf-8
+# ------------------------------------------------------
+# Filename papirus-twitter.py
+# ------------------------------------------------------
+# Displays Tweets on PaPiRus Zero display
+#
+# v1.0 by James West June 2016
+# 
+# I used the Twython tutorials at tecoed.co.uk
+# to get me started
+# ------------------------------------------------------
+
+# import libraries to make it work
+import os
+import re
+import time
+import RPi.GPIO as GPIO
+from twython import Twython
+from papirus import Papirus
+from papirus import PapirusText
+
+# set up PaPiRus
+screen = Papirus()
+text = PapirusText()
+
+# Twitter authorisation keys - add your own here
+CONSUMER_KEY = 'YOUR CONSUMER KEY HERE'
+CONSUMER_SECRET = 'YOUR CONSUMER SECRET HERE'
+ACCESS_KEY = 'YOUR ACCESS KEY HERE'
+ACCESS_SECRET = 'YOUR ACCESS SECRET HERE'
+
+api = Twython(CONSUMER_KEY,CONSUMER_SECRET,ACCESS_KEY,ACCESS_SECRET)
+
+# Identifies the GPIOs that the buttons operate on
+SW1 = 26
+SW2 = 19
+SW3 = 20
+SW4 = 16
+SW5 = 21
+
+def main():
+    GPIO.setmode(GPIO.BCM)
+
+    GPIO.setup(SW1, GPIO.IN)
+    GPIO.setup(SW2, GPIO.IN)
+    GPIO.setup(SW3, GPIO.IN)
+    GPIO.setup(SW4, GPIO.IN)
+    GPIO.setup(SW5, GPIO.IN)
+
+# Writes the menu to the PaPiRus - 14 is the font size
+    text.write('1 = News\n2 = Weather\n3 = My timeline\n4 = My mentions\n5 = Off', 14)
+    while True:
+        if GPIO.input(SW1) == False:
+
+# Put the Twitter usernames of the news organisations you want to read here
+            twits = ["BBCNews", "GranadaReports", "SkyNews", "itvnews", "MENnewsdesk"]
+            for index in range (len(twits)):
+            
+# The count parameter defines how many tweets from each account you'll read            
+                tweets = api.get_user_timeline(screen_name=twits[index], count=4)
+                for tweet in tweets:
+                    clean_tweet = '%s: %s' % (      tweet['user']['screen_name'].encode('utf-8'),
+                                                        tweet['text'].encode('utf-8'))
+
+# These lines clear URLs from the tweets and tidies up other elements the display
+# doesn't seem to like
+                    clean_tweet = re.sub(r"(https?\://|http?\://|https?\:)\S+", "", clean_tweet)
+                    clean_tweet = re.sub(r"&", "&", clean_tweet)
+                    clean_tweet = re.sub(r"&horbar|&hyphen|&mdash|&ndash", "-", clean_tweet)
+                    clean_tweet = re.sub(r"&apos|&rsquo|&rsquor|&prime", "'", clean_tweet)
+                    clean_tweet = re.sub(r"£", "", clean_tweet)
+
+                    text.write(clean_tweet, 14)
+
+# Sets how many seconds each tweet is on screen for
+                    time.sleep(5)
+
+            text.write('1 = News\n2 = Weather\n3 = My timeline\n4 = My mentions\n5 = Off', 14)
+
+        if GPIO.input(SW2) == False:
+# usernames of the weather accounts you'll be using        
+            twitweather = ["mcrweather", "Manches_Weather"]
+            for index in range (len(twitweather)):
+                tweets = api.get_user_timeline(screen_name=twitweather[index], count=1)
+                for tweet in tweets:
+                    clean_tweet = '%s: %s' % (      tweet['user']['screen_name'].encode('utf-8'),
+                                                        tweet['text'].encode('utf-8'))
+
+                    clean_tweet = re.sub(r"(https?\://|http?\://)\S+", "", clean_tweet)
+                    clean_tweet = re.sub(r"&", "&", clean_tweet)
+                    clean_tweet = re.sub(r"&horbar|&hyphen|&mdash|&ndash", "-", clean_tweet)
+                    clean_tweet = re.sub(r"&apos|&rsquo|&rsquor|&prime", "'", clean_tweet)
+                    clean_tweet = re.sub(r"£", "", clean_tweet)
+                    text.write(clean_tweet, 14)
+                    time.sleep(8)
+
+            text.write('1 = News\n2 = Weather\n3 = My timeline\n4 = My mentions\n5 = Off', 14)
+
+        if GPIO.input(SW3) == False:
+# Gets your home timeline
+            tweets = api.get_home_timeline(screen_name='jameswest', count=20)
+            for tweet in tweets:
+                clean_tweet = '%s: %s' % (      tweet['user']['screen_name'].encode('utf-8'),
+                                                        tweet['text'].encode('utf-8'))
+
+                clean_tweet = re.sub(r"(https?\://|http?\://)\S+", "", clean_tweet)
+                clean_tweet = re.sub(r"&", "&", clean_tweet)
+                clean_tweet = re.sub(r"&horbar|&hyphen|&mdash|&ndash", "-", clean_tweet)
+                clean_tweey = re.sub(r"&apos|&rsquo|&rsquor|&prime", "'", clean_tweet)
+                clean_tweet = re.sub(r"£", "", clean_tweet)
+                text.write(clean_tweet, 14)
+                time.sleep(5)
+
+            text.write('1 = News\n2 = Weather\n3 = My timeline\n4 = My mentions\n5 = Off', 14)
+
+        if GPIO.input(SW4) == False:
+# gets your mentions
+            tweets = api.get_mentions_timeline(screen_name='jameswest', count=5)
+            for tweet in tweets:
+                clean_tweet = '%s: %s' % (      tweet['user']['screen_name'].encode('utf-8'),
+                                                        tweet['text'].encode('utf-8'))
+
+                clean_tweet = re.sub(r"(https?\://|http?\://)\S+", "", clean_tweet)
+                clean_tweet = re.sub(r"&", "&", clean_tweet)
+                clean_tweet = re.sub(r"&horbar|&hyphen|&mdash|&ndash", "-", clean_tweet)
+                clean_tweey = re.sub(r"&apos|&rsquo|&rsquor|&prime", "'", clean_tweet)
+                clean_tweet = re.sub(r"£", "", clean_tweet)
+                text.write(clean_tweet, 14)
+                time.sleep(5)
+
+            text.write('1 = News\n2 Weather\n3 = My timeline\n4 = My mentions\n5 = Off', 14)
+
+        if GPIO.input(SW5) == False:
+# Says goodbye, clears the screen and shuts the Pi down
+            text.write('Goodbye...')
+            text.write(' ')
+            os.system("sudo shutdown -h now")
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    main()