Pandas max value index
Use argmax() idxmax() to get the index of the max value. Then you can use loc df.loc[df[‘favcount’].idxmax(), ‘sn’] Edit: argmax() is now deprecated, switching for idxmax()
Keep getting OAuth::Unauthorized error when using oauth and twitter ruby gems
A bit late to the party but just ran into the same issue myself. I tracked the issue down to the setup of my OAuth app in Twitter. I had initially not specified a callback URL as I was unsure of it. Once I had setup my rails app I went back to find Twitter … Read more
Twitter API to get recent tweets of a particular user
To get tweets from a specific user you will want to use the GET statuses/user_timeline API method.
Building Twitter profile image url with Twitter user id
With API 1.1 you can achieve this using these URLs: https://twitter.com/[screen_name]/profile_image?size=mini https://twitter.com/[screen_name]/profile_image?size=normal https://twitter.com/[screen_name]/profile_image?size=bigger https://twitter.com/[screen_name]/profile_image?size=original Official twitter documentation Profile Images and Banners Example https://twitter.com/TwitterEng/profile_image?size=original will redirect to https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/875168599299637248/84CkAq6s.jpg
How to store a secret API key in an application’s binary?
There is no real perfect solution. No matter what you do, someone dedicated to it will be able to steal it. Even Twitter for iPhone/iPad/Android/mac/etc. has a secret key in there, they’ve likely just obscured it somehow. For example, you could break it up into different files or strings, etc. Note: Using a hex editor … Read more
Does Scala scale better than other JVM languages?
Scala is “scalable” in the sense that the language can be improved upon by libraries in a way that makes the extensions look like they are part of the language. That’s why actors looks like part of the language, or why BigInt looks like part of the language. This also applies to most other JVM … Read more
How can I get tweets older than a week (using tweepy or other python libraries)
As you have noticed Twitter API has some limitations, I have implemented a code that do this using the same strategy as Twitter running over a browser. Take a look, you can get the oldest tweets: https://github.com/Jefferson-Henrique/GetOldTweets-python
How to make an API call using meteor
You are defining your checkTwitter Meteor.method inside a client-scoped block. Because you cannot call cross domain from the client (unless using jsonp), you have to put this block in a Meteor.isServer block. As an aside, per the documentation, the client side Meteor.method of your checkTwitter function is merely a stub of a server-side method. You’ll … Read more
Character countdown like on twitter
Make a span and textarea and give them unique selectors (using an ID or class) like so: <textarea class=”message” rows=”2″ cols=”30″></textarea> <span class=”countdown”></span> And then make an update function like so: function updateCountdown() { // 140 is the max message length var remaining = 140 – jQuery(‘.message’).val().length; jQuery(‘.countdown’).text(remaining + ‘ characters remaining.’); } And make … Read more
Do twitter access token expire?
Here is what they saying in there development page Question: How long does an access token last? Access tokens are not explicitly expired. An access token will be invalidated if a user explicitly revokes an application in the their Twitter account settings, or if Twitter suspends an application. If an application is suspended, there will … Read more